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Uyghur tribunal rules that China committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 10 (ANI): After a series of hearings that lasted several months, a London based independent tribunal has ruled that China committed 'genocide' against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province.
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China's policies threaten Tibet's unique and centuries-old culture: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], December 9 (ANI): Amid ongoing concerns over human rights issues in China, a new research paper has thrown light on China's relocation policy in Tibet, which under the garb of social changes, threatens its unique and centuries-old culture.
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US House passes bill to ban imports from China's Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill by a vote of 428 to 1 banning imports from China's Xinjiang made with forced labour and threatening sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for persecuting the minority community.
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US announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 7 (ANI): In a symbolic protest against China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang," the Biden administration has decided not to send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki o
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Uyghur policeman tortured to death for helping detainee: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): A Uyghur police officer in China's Xinjiang province who was said to have committed suicide was instead tortured to death for helping a camp detainee, Radio Free Asia (RSA) has reported.
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Pakistan cedes strategic pipeline contract to China to repay mountain of d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): Pakistan has started ceding important projects to Beijing as a way out to repay the mountain of debt arising out of Chinese loans as the Imran Khan government recently awarded the contract for the construction of 3,021 km of the strategic crude oil pip
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Airbnb hosts China's Xinjiang rentals on land owned by sanctioned group
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Airbnb, a US-based vacation rental company, has more than a dozen homes available for rent in China's Xinjiang region on land owned by an organization sanctioned by the US government for complicity in genocide and forced labour, according to Axios investiga
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Dutch, US brands allegedly rely on forced labour from China's Xinjiang pro
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 2 (ANI): The European Center for Constitutional Rights (ECCHR) submitted a criminal complaint against several Dutch and US textile and fashion brands that have their European headquarters in the Netherlands.
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Taiwanese legislators call for boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics due
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 2 (ANI): Owing to China's human rights violation in Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Taiwanese legislators from New Power Party (NPP) have made a call to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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New evidence of Chinese repression emerges from Tibet, Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 30 (ANI): Areas in Tibet and the Uyghur Muslim belt in Xinjiang witness repression and there is widespread disquiet amongst the people in these regions, according to new anonymously shot video evidence that has emerged from the area, says new reports.
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China does not intend to invite western politicians calling for Olympics b
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 29 (ANI): China does not intend to invite to the 2022 Olympics Western politicians who call for a diplomatic boycott of the games, Chinese state media reported.
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China forcing migration of Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang, says report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], November 28 (ANI): China is forcing the migration of the Uyghurs from their homeland in Xinjiang province to other parts of the country, according to a new report, which details the poor record of human rights conditions of the minority community, which has prompted condemna
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