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French artist paints portrait of Uyghur activist on building in Marseille
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France] October 20 (ANI): A French artist painted a portrait of an activist from the Uyghur community on a building in Marseille city, in a bid to raise awareness of the plight of the persecuted Muslim minority group in China's Xinjiang region.
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Uyghur Carpenter detained 3rd time in China's Xinjiang region, after servi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China] October 8 (ANI): A person from the Uyghur minority community has been detained by Chinese authorities for the third time after spending eight years of imprisonment.
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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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China's Xinjiang crackdown reaps millions of dollars in assets for state
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Chinese authorities have seized and sold tens of millions of dollars in assets owned by jailed Uyghur business owners at auction amid a broad government campaign in the country's Xinjiang region, said a report.
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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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Chinese authorities harass Uyghur woman, her family in Xinjiang after she
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): A Uyghur woman, Kalbinur Gheni who met a US official in December to discuss the imprisonment of her sister Renagul Gheni by Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang region is being subjected to harassment along with her relatives.
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Uyghur businessman, who disappeared in 2017, confirmed to be held in Xinji
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): A Uyghur entrepreneur, who disappeared four years ago following his return from the US, has been confirmed detained by authorities in an internment camp in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, sources familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
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US lawmakers press corporate sponsors to boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 28 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers on Tuesday (local time) urged corporate sponsors to back out of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province.
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US warns firms operating in Xinjiang at 'high risk' of violating forced la
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): US State Department and five other federal agencies issued an updated advisory on Tuesday, warning that businesses with supply chains and investments in China's Xinjiang region pose a "high risk" of violating US laws on forced labour.
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China fear 'Terror group' in Xinjiang amid US withdrawal from Afghanistan:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, China is worried about the instability to come in the country, a revival of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), its cross-border agitation and terrorism in Xinjiang region, said scholar Salman Rafi
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US bans imports of material from Chinese company linked to forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): The United States banned imports of solar panels and other goods made with materials produced by a Chinese company Hoshine Silicon Industry Co after the company's plants were linked to forced labour camps in China's Xinjiang region targeting Uyghurs and other
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UN rights chief seeks 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang this year
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that she hopes to agree on terms with China for a visit this year to Xinjiang province, to look into reports of serious abuse against Uyghurs.
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