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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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Ugandan President sworn in for new term
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], May 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Wednesday to serve for the sixth five-year term in office.
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2 civilians killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], May 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, local police confirmed.
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COVID-19 claims over 425,500 lives in Brazil
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 12 (Xinhua/ANI): Brazil's COVID-19 death toll reached 425,540 on Tuesday, after the Ministry of Health reported 2,311 more deaths from the pandemic in one day.
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UN states, civil society organisations to discuss human rights situation i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 12 (ANI): A broad coalition of UN member states and civil society organizations (CSO) is set to hold an online event on Wednesday to raise awareness and discuss the human rights situation prevailing in China Xinjiang province.
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Doubts emerge over Xi Jinping's chances of securing 3rd term as Chinese Pr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): As Chinese President Xi Jinping's hard-line policies beyond Chinese shores are squandering Beijing's soft power, doubts are emerging over Xi securing an unprecedented third term.
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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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Xinjiang human rights controversy is souring relations between China and W
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 11 (ANI): The controversial human rights violations by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang province are contributing to the souring relations between Beijing and West, as per South China Morning Post report.
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UN chief condemns attack on peacekeeping mission in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned Monday's attack against a temporary position of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which resulted in the death of one Malawian blue helmet.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Fiji region: USGS
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], May 11 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Fiji region at 092110 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Record number of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan amid rise in reli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 11 (ANI): A record number of Chinese nationals were granted refugee status in Japan in 2020 amid rising intolerance of religious and political beliefs in China.
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