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Paris Town Hall to be illuminated in Uyghur colours, says Mayor Anne Hidal
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Saturday said that France stands with persecuted Uyghurs of the Xinjiang region of China and Paris Town Hall will be illuminated in Uyghur colours on November 12.
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Thousands protest in Paris against China's rights violation in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 3 (ANI): More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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China auctioned off property of detained Uyghurs, says report
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have been auctioning off the property of some detainees and raising tens of millions of US dollars amid mass internment of its own citizens in Xinjiang province, a media report said.
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London: Tibetan, Hong Kong, Uyghur communities to hold protest on PRC 72nd
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], September 30 (ANI): A coalition of Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in the UK is slated to hold a protest in central London on Friday against the Chinese government over the continued brutal crackdown and curtailment of freedom of speech in China.
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Turkey turns blind eye to plight of Uyghurs while forging close-ties with
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] September 30 (ANI): Despite being home to the largest Uyghur diaspora in the world, Turkey seems to have turned a blind eye to the plight of the community after Ankara developed economic ties with Beijing.
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China issues white paper on Xinjiang's demographic development
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 27 (ANI): China has issued a white paper detailing the demographic development in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
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Human rights activists call on China to release Uyghur scholar
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Human rights activists on Thursday called on China to release Uyghur scholar, who has been sentenced seven years ago to life in prison for "separatism," for raising voice against discrimination against Uyghurs in northwest China's Xinjiang region, accordi
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Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics: Uyghurs, dissidents urge during anti-China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI): Despite the city facing the impact of incoming typhoon Chanthu, nearly 40 Uyghurs, Tibetan, Mongolian, Hong Kong and Chinese dissident activists, supported by a few Japanese activists, marched through central Tokyo on Saturday.
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'China exploited 9/11 tragedy to repress Uyghurs in Xinjiang'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): China's ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exploited the international revulsion towards terrorism sparked by the 9/11 attacks to reframe state repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Politico reported.
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Rights body remembers Uyghur activist's sister who disappeared in China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): US-based rights group Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) marked three years since the disappearance of Uyghur Muslim Dr Gulshan Abbas, the sister of the group's Executive Director Rushan Abbas in China.
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No sign of Uyghurs in Afghanistan: Taliban assures China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 12 (ANI): Uyghurs, who fear extradition to China post-Taliban takeover of the country, are not present in Afghanistan and will not be allowed to return, a Taliban spokesperson has reassured China, according to a media report.
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Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear deportation to China as Taliban exert control:
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 7 (ANI): As the Taliban exerts control over Afghanistan, Uyghurs living in the countries fear that they could be sent back to China by the outfit to appease the Chinese regime.
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