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Protests in Bangladesh over China's persecution of Uyghur Muslims
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This is an important day marking the 26th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre that took place back in 1997 when the Chinese forces killed and imprisoned thousands of innocent Uyghurs while they were participating in a peaceful demonstration in Ghulja in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR
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UN committee calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Acting under its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) also called on China to immediately release all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the XUAR, whether in so-called Vocational Education and Trainin
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Serious human rights violations in Xinjiang by China: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): A report published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday stated that China has committed "serious human rights violations" against the Uyghur and "other predominantly Muslim communities" in Xinjiang Uyghur
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China builds new nuclear test site in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 2 (ANI): Satellite photos show that China is building a new nuclear test site in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) speeding up the nuclear arms race to achieve the ambition of becoming military power on a par with the US contradictory to President Joe Biden ha
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New study highlights Xinjiang paramilitary group's 'central role' in Uyghu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): A new paper has revealed fresh evidence detailing the role of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) in implementing the Chinese government's brutal campaign of persecution against the Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in the Xin
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Leaked documents show China's plan of Uyghur repression
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): The leaked document, known as Xinjiang Police Files, from the internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), shows the Chinese government's plan of genocide and crimes against Uyghurs.
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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Reli
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China's Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
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Repression of Uyghurs by China continues, 7 teachers imprisoned in Xinjian
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 6 (ANI): Seven teachers have been imprisoned in the third-largest city of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) as a crackdown on the community continues by the Chinese government.
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Uyghur academic sentenced to 13 years imprisonment in China's Xinjiang
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 24 (ANI): A Uyghur lecturer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region [XUAR], said a media report citing a security officer at the university where he worked.
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Uyghur human rights advocate calls upon companies to abandon products of f
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 20 (ANI): In a bid to address Chinese repression of Uyghurs, a Uyghur human rights advocate has called upon brands to remove materials that come from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) from every level of their supply chains, according to a media report.
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Another Uyghur torchbearer of 2018 Beijing Olympics detained by Chinese au
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], February 27 (ANI): A Uyghur doctor, who served as a torchbearer in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, is serving an 18-year jail sentence, said a media report.
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US law prohibiting imports made with forced Uyghur labor infuriates China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 24 (ANI): The new American law prohibiting foreign companies to source their imports from forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has infuriated Beijing, local media reported.
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