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UK Foreign Secretary Raab restates concerns over Hong Kong, Xinjiang in ca
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 28 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, during his telephonic conversation with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, underlined Britain's deep concern at the situation in Hong Kong and the need for the United Nations to have "unfettered access" to Xinjiang.
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China prosecutes Christians, arrests priests in Hebei on charges of 'brain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China on May 20th seized four Christian priests working as seminary professors along with three priests who had been carrying out pastoral work in Hebei province on charges of 'brainwashing'.
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Prominent Uyghur scholar's niece confirmed dead under detention in China's
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Prominent Uyghur scholar and linguist-in-exile Abduweli Ayup's niece is confirmed to have died last year under detention by state security police in China's Xinjiang region, informed official sources.
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Japanese sportswear firm becomes latest to stop using Xinjiang cotton amid
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Osaka [Japan], May 21 (ANI): Japanese sportswear firm Mizuno Corporation on Friday announced its decision to stop using cotton sourced from China's Xinjiang region, believed to reflect concern amid allegations of human rights abuses by Beijing against the Uyghur Muslims.
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Lithuanian parliament latest to term China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocid
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], May 21 (ANI): The parliament in Lithuania on Thursday became the latest to describe China's treatment of its Uyghur minority as "genocide", voting to call for a UN probe of the internment camps in the country's northwest region of Xinjiang.
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Almaty: Kazakhs protesting for over 100 days against their relatives' dete
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Almaty [Kazakhstan], May 20 (ANI): The relatives of Kazakh people, who have been detained in "re-education camps" in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, have been protesting for over 100 days in the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan.
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Rights groups call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics over Uyghurs genoc
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Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): A coalition of human rights groups has called for a complete boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, saying that participating in the games would be tantamount to endorsing China's genocide against the Uyghur people".
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Nancy Pelosi calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 Winter Olympics in Bei
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 19 (ANI): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a "diplomatic boycott" of the Winter Olympics that are scheduled to take place in Beijing next year, over the human rights violations of Uyghurs in China.
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Unemployed Hong Kong protestor jailed for 28 months for supporting Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 19 (ANI): An Unemployed pro-democracy protester was jailed for 28 months for rioting and assaulting police at a rally in support of Uygurs in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law.
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China's repression of Uyghurs is not only cultural, but also physical: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 17 (ANI): Amid growing scrutiny over the human rights abuses by Chinese authorities, a new report has emerged, which based on China's own government data, shows a precipitous drop in Uyghur birthrates in areas of southern Xinjiang in the northwest province of the coun
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As US pulls out from Afghanistan, China torn between opportunities, potent
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Hong Kong, May 17 (ANI): Beijing is torn between seizing the potential opportunity presented by the United States finally pulling out of Afghanistan, and the widespread, well-founded fear that the country could plunge once again into civil war and chaos.
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Forced labour from Uyghurs in Xinjiang behind global supply of solar panel
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London [UK], May 16 (ANI): The global production of solar panels is using forced labour from Uyghurs Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, an investigation shows.
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