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BBC correspondent leaves China amid legal threats, intense pressure: Repor
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], April 2 (ANI): A correspondent for the British Broadcasting Agency (BBC) has left Beijing after facing intense pressure and being threatened over British public broadcaster's coverage of issues like Xinjiang and COVID-19.
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China used Twitter, Facebook more than ever for Xinjiang Propaganda in 202
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 31 (ANI): The Chinese government's propaganda activity on Twitter and Facebook over its policies toward ethnic minorities in Xinjiang reached an all-time high last year, as Beijing sought to portray its approach, including use of widespread internment camps and surveillance
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Finnish wood pulp giant Stora Enso to leave viscose market after Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], March 31 (ANI): Finnish pulp and paper giant Stora Enso has announced that it will 'divest' from making the raw ingredient needed to produce wood-based viscose rayon fibre, amid reports of links between the company and forced labour in Xinjiang.
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China ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcr
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Beijing [China] March 31 (ANI): China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.
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Biden administration declares Chinese actions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with Beijing, the Biden administration on Tuesday (local time) declared Chinese actions against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang as 'genocide'.
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UN calls for unhindered access to Xinjiang over China's gross human rights
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns over the continuous crackdowns on the Uyghur community residing in Xinjiang, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domes
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Hundreds protest outside Chinese consulate in Adelaide against rights abus
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], March 30 (ANI): Hundreds of people on Tuesday gathered outside the Chinese consulate in Adelaide to protest against human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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'Well known global brands' may be linked to Xinjiang rights abuses: UN pan
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): Scores of Chinese and foreign companies may be involved in human trafficking, forced labour and other human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region, a United Nations working group said on Monday.
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Chinese consul-general slams Trudeau, calls Canada 'running dog' of US
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil] March 29 (ANI): Li Yang, the Chinese Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, has slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allegedly for ruining the friendly ties between the two countries.
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Flattered to be recognised by China for calling out genocidal crimes, says
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 29 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Chinese government over the issue of rights abuses in Xinjiang, USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin has said he feels flattered to be recognised by "Communist China" for calling out genocidal crimes against religious and ethnic minorities in th
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Boycotting Xinjiang cotton has become a human rights issue: Taiwanese le
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 29 (ANI): Boycotting cotton from the Chinese Uyghur region of Xinjiang is no longer just a political issue, but has become a human rights issue, said Taiwanese Legislative Speaker You Si-kun.
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US condemns China's sanctions against American, Canadian officials over hu
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): The United States on Saturday (local time) condemned China's sanctions against two American religious-rights officials and a Canadian MP and said that Beijing's attempt to silence criticism of human rights abuse in Xinjiang invites international scrutiny.<
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