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Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 hits Xinjiang
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 struck Xinjiang on Thursday at 06:32 IST, the National Center for Seismology reported on X. The quake occurred at a depth of 220 km, with its epicenter located at latitude 37.88 N and longitude 75.06 E.
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World Uyghur Congress highlights global advocacy in October newsletter
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted its October activities, including advocacy in Europe and Japan, protests against Chinese oppression, and actions targeting companies involved in Uyghur surveillance. Uyghurs in Xinjiang face systemic repression, including forced labour, surveillanc
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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Xinjiang
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck Xinjiang on Tuesday morning, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
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China’s upcoming strategic rail link from Xinjiang to Lhasa near LAC, big
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to reports, the new rail line aims to strengthen China's connectivity with central Tibet and improve its capacity to mobilise troops and resources along the border areas. The development comes at a time when India is also planning its own border rail projects near the LAC.
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China's tech tyranny unveiled: WUC leaders reaffirm peaceful resistance
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, concerning the ongoing struggle for Uyghur rights and global advocacy for religious freedom and peaceful resistance.
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China's war on freedom escalates: Global alarm over widening human rights
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has released its latest weekly brief, painting a grim picture of escalating repression under President Xi Jinping's rule, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's tightening control over civil liberties, religious freedom, and dissent across the country and bey
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China remains among world's worst human traffickers as CCP's forced labour
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US State Department's 2025 TIP Report has again ranked China in Tier 3, the lowest category, over state-imposed forced labour and abuses against Uyghurs and minorities. The report cites detention camps, transnational repression, and lack of progress, with US officials urging stronger glo
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From Xinjiang to South China Sea, China's actions spark global concern
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shun Fujiki, Executive Director of the International Career Support Organisation, criticised China's human rights abuses, treatment of minorities, territorial aggression, and influence over aid-dependent nations at the UNHRC sidelines, urging reforms to protect cultural diversity, sovereignt
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National Day of Mourning: East Turkistan activists to protest Chinese occu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The event, which will take place from 1pm-3pm, aims to bring attention to what organisers call the ongoing genocide and colonisation campaign against the Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which many in the diaspora refer to as East Tur
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China's draft 'Ethnic Unity' law raises alarm over minority rights
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Submitted to the National People's Congress on September 8, 2025, the 62-article draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress reportedly seeks to legally enforce ideological conformity under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), raising serious human rights concerns both domestically and in
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ETGE condemns China's Xinjiang anniversary celebration as "Colonial Propag
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued on its office website, the ETGE described the anniversary ceremony, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping and top Communist Party officials, as a "staged gathering" that serves to legitimize China's control over the territory.In a statement issued on its office websi
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