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Nordic-Baltic countries express concern at human rights situation of Uyghu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden have issued a joint statement expressing grave concern at the human rights situation of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in China's Xinjiang province.
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Hundreds of Protesters including Uyghurs protest in Tokyo against Israeli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 15 (ANI): More than 600 supporters of the Palestinian cause gathered outside the Turkish mosque in Tokyo on May 14 after Friday prayers, and took a march to protest against the Israeli attacks on the Palestinians in Gaza.
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US considering sanctions on China solar over forced labour in Xinjiang, sa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 14 (ANI): The Biden administration is considering sanctions over China's use of forced labour in the production of solar panels, said United States Special Envoy on Climate, John Kerry.
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Jailed Uyghur businessman dies in Xinjiang under mysterious conditions
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 14 (ANI): A jailed businessman in China's Xinjiang province, belonging to the Uyghur minority community, has been confirmed to have died in a prison hospital under mysterious circumstances.
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UN members ask China to give 'unfettered' access to Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): A group of United Nations members has asked China to grant "immediate, meaningful and unfettered access" for the group's human rights chief to Xinjiang to inspect human rights abuses of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities.
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Xinjiang birth rate fell nearly half in two years after Chinese crackdown:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 13 (ANI): The birth rate across the Xinjiang region fell by nearly half in the two years after China adopted "coercive and intrusive policing of reproduction processes", according to new research.
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UN should press China to end crimes against humanity on Uyghurs: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 13 (ANI): United Nations members should press the Chinese government to end its crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday.
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Veteran Uyghur advocate's sister confirmed dead after release from Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the younger sister of veteran Uyghur rights advocate Rebiya Kadeer is confirmed to have died after her release from an internment camp in the region, according to sources.
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China continued to restrict activities, personal freedom of religious adhe
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): The Chinese government in 2020 continued to assert control over religion and restrict the activities and personal freedom of religious adherents that it perceived as threatening state or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interests, according to the US 2020 report o
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Families of Uyghur editors slam China over documentary 'grossly misreprese
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): Families of former Uyghur textbook editors, who have been accused of incorporating ethnically charged and separatist views into classroom literature, say that a pro-Beijing media outlet's recent documentary grossly misrepresents them.
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China targets Xinjiang Muslim women to suppress birth rate
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): As China continues its crackdown on the Uyghur community, the Xi Jinping government forces the women residing in the Xinjiang region to have fewer babies under the name of population control.
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Upcoming UN meet on Uyghur crackdown upsets China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): Fuming over an upcoming UN video conference on Beijing's crackdown on the Uyghur Muslims, China has called on members of the United Nations not to attend the event, saying it "is based on sheer lies and political bias".
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