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Former Chinese policeman reveals chilling account of Uyghurs in China's Xi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): After a four-day hearing at a London-based tribunal on the treatment of Uyghurs, chilling testimony regarding torture of the Muslim minority has been revealed by a witness depicting blatant humans rights violation taking place in northwest China's Xinjiang province
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US lawmakers urge IOC to consider alternative locations for 2022 Beijing O
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 8 (ANI): Top US lawmakers from the House Foreign Affairs Committee introduced a resolution on Monday (local time), urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Winter Games, citing human rights violation against Uyghur by the Chinese governmen
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'Uyghur Tribunal' hears allegations of rights abuses in China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): A independent panel probing the plight of Uyghurs in China is currently hearing witness testimony of torture and gang rapes at Church House, London.
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Thousands gather at Chinese Embassy in London to mark June 4th massacre at
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 5 (ANI): Thousands of protestors gathered at the Chinese Embassy in London to mark June 4th massacre at Tiananmen Square.
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UK's 'Uyghur Tribunal' begins to investigate atrocities in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): A panel of Britain-based lawyers and rights experts examining human rights violations and reports of genocide in China's Xinjiang region began hearing in London on Thursday.
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Amid human rights abuses by China, Australia's Uyghurs in despair over dis
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 4 (ANI): As Beijing continues its human rights abuses against ethnic minority communities in Xinjiang, Uyghurs living in Australia are left in despair over the 'disappearance' of their relatives in China.
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'Uyghur Martyrs' Road', 'Free Hong Kong Road': Budapest streets renamed in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], June 3 (ANI): The Budapest authorities have decided to rename the streets in the Hungarian capital near a planned campus of a Chinese university to commemorate human rights abuses by China.
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China not scrapping birth caps entirely due to strictly enforced family pl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 2 (ANI): Bucking the trend, China has announced this week that it will allow couples to have three children in a bid to boost its population, but some experts are questioning over why Beijing did not scrap birth caps entirely? The reason might be Xinjiang.
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Australia, New Zealand concerned over Hong Kong developments, chide Chines
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 31 (ANI): Australia and New Zealand expressed "deep concern over developments that limit the rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong" and also criticised China's treatment of the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang.
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Pro Uyghur body condemns life sentence of WUC president's brother in China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 30 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress, an international organisation of exiled Uyghur groups, on Sunday, strongly condemned the life sentencing of the WUC President Dolkun Isa's brother, Hushtar Isa in China.
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Elderly Uyghur woman detained in Xinjiang for 'religious extremism'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): Authorities in China's Xinjiang region confirmed the detainment of an elderly Uyghur woman in an internment camp earlier this year on suspicions of 'religious extremism' after she intervened in a domestic dispute between her neighbours, informed authorities.
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Uyghurs in China, abroad targeted by 'Chinese-speaking' hackers through fa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community in China and abroad are being targeted in surveillance efforts by "Chinese-speaking" hackers through the use of fake emails from the United Nations (UN) and a human rights group, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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