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Xinjiang facing worst kind of ethnic genocide, says activist
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 23 (ANI): The Xinjiang autonomous region is facing the worst kind of cultural and ethnic genocide at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said an Uighur activist.
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High malnutrition rate in Xinjiang amid China crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 22 (ANI): With the Chinese government continuing to suppress Uyghurs in Xinjiang, malnutrition has been rising in the community, especially among children and adolescents, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.
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Exiled dissidents protest outside FATF headquarters to urge blacklisting P
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France] February 20 (ANI): Exiled dissidents from Pakistan, Tibet and Hong Kong gathered outside the headquarters of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris on Saturday urging the international monitoring body to blacklist Pakistan and deliver on its mandate of stopping terror
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US House reintroduces bill to ban goods from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) reintroduced a bill that would ban imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced with forced labour and allow further sanctions against Chinese officials responsib
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British Jews lead fight against China's crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 19 (ANI): British Jewry's main human rights group lead the fight against the oppression and attempted "genocide" committed by China on its Uyghurs Muslim community.
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Over 50 Irish religious leaders condemn China for persecuting Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], February 19 (ANI): More than 50 Irish religious leaders have signed a statement condemning the Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs Muslims in Xinjiang province, local media reported.
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China recruits Uyghurs to spy on their own while abroad: Report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 17 (ANI): China's crackdown on Uyghurs and other minorities have had devastating consequences within its borders. Reports have now emerged that members of the Uyghur community are being forced by Beijing authorities to spy on their own while abroad.
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US companies reducing exposure to Chinese textile firms amid concerns over
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 17 (ANI): US companies are reducing their exposure to China's textile and clothing suppliers with Washington remaining committed to combating forced labour issues, South China Morning Post reported citing trade data and an industry expert.
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Canadian opposition demands 2022 Olympics relocated from China amid Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI): Canada's main opposition party -- the Conservative Party -- on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to pressure the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, arguing China is committing genoc
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China working to 'erode' Utsuls religious identity
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Sanya [China], February 16 (ANI): With the new restrictions imposed on the Utsuls residing in the Chinese city of Sanya, it is clear that Beijing is " is working to erode the religious identity of even its smallest Muslim minorities".
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China's labour rights issues a threat to its trade deal with EU
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 15 (ANI): Though Beijing has touted its investment pact with the European Union (EU) as a strategic breakthrough, concerns have arisen about the deal, which may not get the final approval of some European lawmakers owing to the labour rights issues in China.
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The saga of China's crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 14 (ANI): China's sweeping crackdown on Muslim ethnic minority, Uyghurs in Xinjiang since 2017 in the name of counterterrorism has drawn global ire, particularly US State Department, that has classified it as 'genocide', reported The Washington Post.
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