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China implements lockdown in Xinjiang's Ghulja city amid COVID sur
Updated : 1 day, 20 hours ago IST
Beijing [China] October 14 (ANI): Chinese authorities have imposed lockdown and other COVID-19 restrictions in Ghulja city as a response to the hike in the cases of deadly infection prompting 'bread and butter' difficulties for Uyghurs in the region.
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Imran Khan defends China's mistreatment of Uyghurs
Updated : 4 days, 9 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Defending all-weather friend China, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Islamabad has spoken to China about the Uyghur issue and had been provided with an explanation, but the premier refrained from divulging any details.
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Former Chinese detective reveals extent of torture against Uyghurs
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], October 5 (ANI): A former Chinese detective in exile revealed how hundreds of police officers armed with rifles went house to house in Uyghur communities in the far western region of China, pulling people from their homes, handcuffing and hooding them, and threatening to sho
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Paris Town Hall to be illuminated in Uyghur colours, says Mayor An
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Saturday said that France stands with persecuted Uyghurs of the Xinjiang region of China and Paris Town Hall will be illuminated in Uyghur colours on November 12.
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Thousands protest in Paris against China's rights violation in Xin
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Paris [France], October 3 (ANI): More than 2000 people gathered in Paris on October 2 and demonstrated against the ongoing rights violations of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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China auctioned off property of detained Uyghurs, says report
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], October 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities have been auctioning off the property of some detainees and raising tens of millions of US dollars amid mass internment of its own citizens in Xinjiang province, a media report said.
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London: Tibetan, Hong Kong, Uyghur communities to hold protest on
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
London [UK], September 30 (ANI): A coalition of Tibetan, Hong Kong and Uyghur communities in the UK is slated to hold a protest in central London on Friday against the Chinese government over the continued brutal crackdown and curtailment of freedom of speech in China.
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Turkey turns blind eye to plight of Uyghurs while forging close-ti
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Ankara [Turkey] September 30 (ANI): Despite being home to the largest Uyghur diaspora in the world, Turkey seems to have turned a blind eye to the plight of the community after Ankara developed economic ties with Beijing.
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China issues white paper on Xinjiang's demographic development
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Beijing [China], September 27 (ANI): China has issued a white paper detailing the demographic development in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
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Human rights activists call on China to release Uyghur scholar
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Beijing [China], September 26 (ANI): Human rights activists on Thursday called on China to release Uyghur scholar, who has been sentenced seven years ago to life in prison for "separatism," for raising voice against discrimination against Uyghurs in northwest China's Xinjiang region, accordi
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Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics: Uyghurs, dissidents urge during ant
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 18 (ANI): Despite the city facing the impact of incoming typhoon Chanthu, nearly 40 Uyghurs, Tibetan, Mongolian, Hong Kong and Chinese dissident activists, supported by a few Japanese activists, marched through central Tokyo on Saturday.
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'China exploited 9/11 tragedy to repress Uyghurs in Xinjiang'
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], September 13 (ANI): China's ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exploited the international revulsion towards terrorism sparked by the 9/11 attacks to reframe state repression of Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Politico reported.
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