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German Parliament to hold discussion on situation of Uyghurs in China's Xi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 30 (ANI): In a bid to create pressure on China regarding human rights violations of the Uyghur community in the country, the German Parliament will hold a discussion on the situation of Uyghurs on Saturday.
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China asks Sweden to respect 'religious beliefs' of Muslims despite being
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 29 (ANI): China, which is listed among the worst human rights abusers in the world by the Human Rights Watch, has asked Sweden to respect the "religious beliefs" of Muslims and other minority groups, protect their lawful rights and interest, said a media report.
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China using diplomatic leverage to target Uyghurs abroad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 28 (ANI): China is using its diplomatic heft with countries in Central, West, and South Asia to hunt down and target Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities who have taken refuge abroad, a media report said.
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Uyghur internment camp survivors demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): Uyghur activists, many of whom are survivors of the internment camps set up by China in the Xinjiang region on Monday demonstrated for a week outside the United Nations compound in Geneva demanding a meeting with the UN human rights chief, a media report
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Uyghur human rights advocate calls upon companies to abandon products of f
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): In a bid to address Chinese repression of Uyghurs, a Uyghur human rights advocate has called upon brands to remove materials that come from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) from every level of their supply chains, according to a media report.
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After protests by rights groups, Saudi Arabia halts deportation of four Uy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 15 (ANI): After worldwide protests by human rights groups, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday halted the deportation of four Uyghur individuals to China, which included a woman and her 13-year-old daughter.
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US report blames China of undermining Hong Kong's autonomy
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 14 (ANI): US State Department report on human rights abuses blamed China for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Uyghur diaspora finds discussing Chinese genocide in Xinjiang with their c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): Uyghurs who are being persecuted as an ethnic and religious group by the Chinese government, face a common challenge of figuring out how best to talk with young people about the 21st-century atrocities occurring in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
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Systematic Uyghur genocide depicts human rights abuses against ethnic mino
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Beijing [China], April 11 (ANI): The systematic Uyghur genocide by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang characterizes the human rights abuses committed by China against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities, said a media report.
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Chinese authorities imprison 100 Uyghurs from same hamlet in Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 10 (ANI): As many as 100 Uyghur residents of a small village in China's Xinjiang have been imprisoned by the Chinese authorities, said a media report citing a security guard from the area.
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Uyghur journalist serving 15 years in prison for 'political crimes' in Xin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China's Xinjiang region for "political crimes", Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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Nobel-nominated activist Rushan Abbas calls on UN to address China's 'crim
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 8 (ANI): At the 14th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Nobel-nominated activist and sister to detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, Rushan Abbas, called on the UN to address China's 'crimes' against the Uyghurs.
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