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Young Uyghur gives video testimony about detention of uncle in China in fo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Nefise Oghuz gave the statement in four languages - Uyghur, English, Mandarin and Turkish and shared it on social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Chinese police using spies to ensure Uyghur Muslims do not fast during Ram
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This year, the Chinese government has reportedly banned everyone from fasting irrespective of their age, gender or profession.
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Uyghurs in Turkey commemorate Baren revolution against Chinese atrocities
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Around 120 Uyghur men and women joined the protest which was addressed by local Uyghur leader Abdullahad Udun, General Secretary of East Turkestan Human Right Watch (ETHR) and activist Omer Qarim.
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Muslims in Bangladesh denounce China for atrocities on Uyghurs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan (BKA) organized a conference presided over by its leader Shaheed Zaidin Yusuf. During the meeting, attendees condemned China for its illegal occupation of East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and for committing atrocities on innocent Uyghur Muslims.
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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 Muslims in China face worst Islamophobia
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A careful study of China's impositions on Uyghur Muslims creates a suspicion that Xinjiang is being used as a laboratory for de-Islamisation. These impositions include discouragement from observing Islamic practices like fasting during the holy month of Ramzan, eating halal meat, giving chil
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US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses, including forced labour, mass surveillance and the placement of 1 million or more Uyghurs - a mainly Muslim ethnic group - in a network of internment camps in Xinjiang.
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China attempts to block Uyghur activist at UNHRC, allowed to speak after U
Updated : 3 years ago IST
China on Thursday at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva interrupted Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa as he started speaking about the grim human rights situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang province.
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China's repression in Tibet, Xinjiang raised at UNHRC
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Aaron Magunna said: "The recent report by the Special Rapporteur on minority issues has once again put the spotlight on the discrimination many minorities face in the world today."
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Uyghur activist asks China to enforce UN recommendations to curb human rig
Updated : 3 years 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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China new crackdown on social media, targets 'self-media'
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Chinese administration said that these "self-media" producers copied the mainline media presentations and style to deceive the audience to enhance their credibility. And according to the Chinese Communist Party, the "self-media" targets the administration which is against their policies.
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US blocked imports worth nearly USD 500 million due to Uyghur forced labou
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In an event at the Forced Labour Technical Expo at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Troy Miller launched a website that keeps a track of shipments blocked due to forced labour.
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