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Think tank report exposes China's 'intent to destroy' Uyghurs
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Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The Chinese government has breached every single article of the United Nations genocide convention in its treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and bears responsibility for committing genocide, according to a report by a US-based think tank further exposing Beiji
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Ahead of Quad meeting, India, Japan discuss South China Sea, freedom of na
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Ahead of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) head of states meet, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga had a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today. The conversation lasted for forty minutes.
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Brothers of US-based journalist detained after Xinjiang coverage, in appar
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Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): Two brothers of US-based Journalist Eset Sulaiman have been detained by the authorities in China's Xinjiang as part of an intimidation campaign aimed at preventing him from reporting on rights abuses, according to Radio Free Asia.
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Turkey abandons criticism of China's Xinjiang policies, cracks down on Uyg
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Ankara [Turkey], March 8 (ANI): Turkey has abandoned its public criticism of China's Uyghur policies in recent years, and the Turkish government has begun cracking down on Uyghurs activists at home.
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Activists call for solidarity against Beijing's atrocities on Uyghur women
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): On the occasion of International Womens' Day, female activists around the world called on international women's institutions as well as feminist allies from across the world to speak out against Beijing's repression of the Uyghur women.
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US has obligation to address genocide in Xinjiang by China, says Nancy Pel
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Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Expressing solidarity with the Uyghur community amid the ongoing human rights abuse by the Chinese authorities, US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has affirmed her view that the United States has an "obligation to address the genocide".
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China using COVID-19 pandemic to obstruct foreign journalists
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Beijing [China], March 3 (ANI): China increased restrictions for the foreign press amid the coronavirus pandemic and denied access for foreign journalists to certain areas, notably in Xinjiang, even though they remained open to other people, according to a press group.
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Beijing tries to discredit report by Uyghur witnesses of sexual abuse in '
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Beijing [China], March 3 (ANI): As the number of Western lawmakers accusing China of genocide grows, Beijing is focusing on discrediting Uyghur witnesses behind the recent report of sexual abuse, reported FR24 News.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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Uyghur activist wins 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award
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Bavaria [Germany], March 2 (ANI): Sayragul Sauytbay, a human rights activist and survivor from China's Xinjiang, has been awarded the 2021 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award, for highlighting the human rights abuses being meted to ethnoreligious minorities in the country's western re
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
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London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Xinjiang records sharp drop in birth rate amid growing focus on Uyghur gen
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Hong Kong, March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over human right abuses by the Beijing, population statistics published by the Chinese government shows a significant drop in birth rates in Xinjiang province.
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