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China sanctions Dutch MP after raising issue of Uyghur 'genocide'
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Amsterdam [The Netherlands], March 23 (ANI): Following the European Union's decision to impose its own sanctions against four Chinese officials for their treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, China in retaliation placed Dutch MP Sjoerd Sjoerdsma on a sanctions list.
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China summons EU envoy to protest Xinjiang-related sanctions
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Beijing [China], March 23 (ANI): China has summoned the European Union's ambassador to protest against the sanctions imposed on Chinese officials over the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Paris summons Chinese envoy over 'insults, threats' to French lawmakers, r
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Paris [France], March 23 (ANI): The French government has summoned the Chinese ambassador over "unacceptable" comments including "insults and threats" against parliamentarians and a researcher.
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Canada sanctions 4 Chinese officials, 1 entity over human rights abuses in
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Toronto [Canada], March 23 (ANI): Canada has imposed sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity in coordination with the United States and the United Kingdom, citing human rights violations in Xinjiang province.
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US, UK, Canada call on China to end 'repressive practices' against Uyghurs
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Washington DC [US], March 23 (ANI): The United States, the UK and Canada on Monday slammed China for human rights violations and abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
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US, allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for "serious human
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Washington, DC [US], March 22 (ANI): As China continues to impose severe crackdowns on the Uyghur and other minority communities, the US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for "serious human rights abuses", the Treasury Department said.
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China using pressure tactics on family members to intimidate Uyghur scribe
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Chinese has been pressurising family members to intimidate journalists reporting about the atrocities against over a million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, as recently shown by the detainment of two brothers of a Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalist who has been missing si
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China restricting information from Xinjiang to scrub evidence of genocide
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): Amid the 'genocide debate' among Western governments over China's crackdown against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang, Beijing has been restricting information flow from the area to scrub evidence, leading countries to make determination
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US warns China of respecting global order or facing 'more violent world'
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Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (local time) told senior Chinese officials that the country's activities in places like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as its cyberattacks on the US and economic coercion of US allies threaten the rule
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Uyghur body backs EU sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in
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Munich [Germany], March 18 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa on Thursday lauded European Union's decision to sanction Chinese officials involved in the human rights abuses in the Xinjiang province.
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EU to slap sanctions on Chinese officials over rights abuses in Xinjiang:
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Brussels [Belgium], March 18 (ANI): European Union officials have approved sanctions on Chinese officials, who are accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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US Senator calls for partial boycott of Beijing Olympics over Uyghur 'geno
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Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): US Senator Mitt Romney has urged the Biden administration to partially boycott the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing over the reports of gross human rights violations against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.
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