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China's military infrastructure expansion in Xinjiang sparks alarm, claims
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
China has been intensifying its military presence in Xinjiang as part of its efforts to assert authority over the region, said Uyghur leader adding that the Chinese have already built over 360 military installations, including airbases and heliports.
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On Eid Al-Adha, calls for action highlight Uyghur and Turkic Muslims' plig
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
These appeals highlight the dire human rights situation in the region, urging the international community to stand against the ongoing persecution under Chinese rule.
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Human rights situation in Xinjiang remains grave: Amnesty International re
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
In its yearly report, Amnesty International stated that people who participated in events to commemorate the victims of an apartment block fire in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and other protests against stringent COVID-19 policies known as the A4 protests or White Paper Revolution due to protes
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US Congresswomen raise concern over Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
She highlighted that the Uyghurs face genocide in modern-day concentration camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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Social audits fail to identify state-imposed forced labour: World Uyghur C
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The atrocities of China in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) were highlighted by 62 major human rights groups, stating that any audit will fail to comprehend the level of suppression that the Uyghur community faces in China, World Uyghur Congress stated in a press release
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US House of Representatives passes Uyghur Policy Act 2023
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prominent United States (US) Congresswoman and the representative of the 40th district of California Young Kim, announced the undisputed passing of the Uyghur Policy Act 2023 by the US House of Representatives.
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Diplomats visiting Xinjiang urged to speak with 'strong voice' on behalf o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
On April 27, Ma Xingrui, the Communist party secretary for the Xinjiang region, met with consul generals from Brazil, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Turkey in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on a visit to the invitation of the Chinese government. "Some
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Pakistan-China border trade route reopens after 3 years of hiatus
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Chinese authorities have written a letter to Pakistani officials regarding the reopening of the pass for trade, the official sources told APP.
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Uyghur activist asks China to enforce UN recommendations to curb human rig
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in her intervention during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council said, "It is with increasing concern that we monitor the situation in the Uyghur Autonomous Region."
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East Turkistan urges UK police to arrest "Xinjiang Governor" Erkin Tuniyaz
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Describing Tuniyaz as the "puppet," East Turkistanis said that UK barrister Rodney Dixon KC and his legal team have submitted the request on their behalf to the Metropolitan Police SO15 Counter-terrorism unit.
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China following 'Ghulja Massacre' pattern to completely eradicating Uyghur
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On February 5, the Uyghur community marked the 26th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre that took place in 1997 when Chinese forces allegedly killed and imprisoned thousands of innocent Uyghurs while they were participating to save their land in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in Xinjiang
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Protests in Bangladesh over China's persecution of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This is an important day marking the 26th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre that took place back in 1997 when the Chinese forces killed and imprisoned thousands of innocent Uyghurs while they were participating in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR
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