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H&M faces backlash in China for refusing to purchase cotton from Xinji
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Beijing [China], March 25 (ANI): Swedish multinational clothing retailer H&M is facing a backlash within China for refusing to purchase cotton producing in Xinjiang, where the Communist government is carrying out atrocities on Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities; termed as "genocide" by
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Facebook disrupts Chinese hackers' operation targeting Uyghurs, journalist
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Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI): Facebook has taken action against a group of hackers in China who were targeting dissidents, mostly Uyghurs from Xinjiang province, the company's Cyber Espionage team said on Wednesday.
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US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi
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Washington DC [US], March 24 (ANI): Lauding the sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on China, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Ko
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China sanctions Dutch MP after raising issue of Uyghur 'genocide'
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Amsterdam [The Netherlands], March 23 (ANI): Following the European Union's decision to impose its own sanctions against four Chinese officials for their treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, China in retaliation placed Dutch MP Sjoerd Sjoerdsma on a sanctions list.
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China summons EU envoy to protest Xinjiang-related sanctions
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Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has summoned the European Union's ambassador to protest against the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials over the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Paris summons Chinese envoy over 'insults, threats' to French lawmakers, r
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Paris [France], March 23 (ANI): The French government has summoned the Chinese ambassador over "unacceptable" comments including "insults and threats" against parliamentarians and a researcher.
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US, UK, Canada call on China to end 'repressive practices' against Uyghurs
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Washington DC [US], March 23 (ANI): The United States, the UK and Canada on Monday slammed China for human rights violations and abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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US, allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human
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Washington, DC [US], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses", the Treasury Department said.
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EU hits China with sanctions over Uyghur 'genocide'
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Brussels [Belgium], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the European Union has confirmed its first sanctions on Chinese officials since 1989, targeting four officials and one entity.
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China using pressure tactics on family members to intimidate Uyghur scribe
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Chinese has been pressurising family members to intimidate journalists reporting about the atrocities against over a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as recently shown by the detainment of two brothers of a Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalist who has been missing si
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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EU to slap sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in Xinjiang:
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Brussels [Belgium], March 18 (ANI): European Union officials have approved sanctions on Chinese officials, who are accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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