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"Cannot Forget...": Uyghur Tribunal Hears Testimony Of Alleged China Abuses
A London panel investigating the plight of Uyghurs in China on Friday heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, in a process slammed by Beijing as a mendacious smear.
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China Dismisses US' Uighur Genocide Claim As "Outrageous Lies"
China on Wednesday dismissed Washington's declaration that Beijing was committing genocide against Uighurs and other minorities as "outrageous lies" and "poison".
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United States Declares China Committing "Genocide" Against Uighurs
The United States declared Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over Beijing's sweeping incarceration of minorities on his last full day in office.
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UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China's Xinjiang
Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Company Over Abuse Of Ethnic Minorities
The United States intensified its economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.
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China May Sue Researcher Over Report On Forced Sterilisation Of Uighurs
After several reports of the Chinese government torturing its ethnic minority community surfaced, the authorities are now considering to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations.
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China Threatens US With "Consequences" After Donald Trump Signs New Law
Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region.
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US Report On Religious Freedom Accuses China Of Repressing Minorities
An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners.
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Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil Cut From PES 2020 in China Over Xinjiang Comments
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.
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Chinese Media Warns Arsenal Of "Serious Implications" Over "Clownish" Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang in a tweet on Friday.
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US House Passes Uighur Bill Urging Sanctions On Chinese Officials
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to toughen Washington's position against China regarding its treatment of minority Uighurs, calling on President Donald Trump to apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials.
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World Bank Cuts Not Related To Alleged Uighur Rights Violation: China
China said Tuesday that a World Bank decision to scale back a vocational education project was unrelated to allegations of mistreatment of minority Muslim Uighurs in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
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World Bank Ends Funding To Controversial Uighur Schools In China
The World Bank announced Monday it was cutting back a vocational education project in China's Xinjiang province, even though an internal investigation did not back up claims the scheme was linked to the mistreatment of minority Muslim Uighurs.
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US Blacklists 28 Chinese Companies Over "Uighur Abuses" In Xinjiang
The US Commerce Department announced Monday it is blacklisting 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.
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World Bank Says 'No Indication' China Misused Loan For Uighur Schools
The World Bank said Thursday it is again reviewing a loan to China to provide vocational education to the Muslim Uighur minority, but has "no indication" the funds were used for anything other than schooling.
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"Cannot Forget...": Uyghur Tribunal Hears Testimony Of Alleged China Abuses
A London panel investigating the plight of Uyghurs in China on Friday heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, in a process slammed by Beijing as a mendacious smear.
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China Dismisses US' Uighur Genocide Claim As "Outrageous Lies"
China on Wednesday dismissed Washington's declaration that Beijing was committing genocide against Uighurs and other minorities as "outrageous lies" and "poison".
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United States Declares China Committing "Genocide" Against Uighurs
The United States declared Tuesday that China is carrying out genocide against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim people, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dramatically raising pressure over Beijing's sweeping incarceration of minorities on his last full day in office.
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UK To Bring New Rules To Stop Imports From China's Xinjiang
Britain will tighten the law on importing goods linked to alleged human rights abuses in China as ministers take a tougher stance on Beijing, The Telegraph reported on Monday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Company Over Abuse Of Ethnic Minorities
The United States intensified its economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.
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China May Sue Researcher Over Report On Forced Sterilisation Of Uighurs
After several reports of the Chinese government torturing its ethnic minority community surfaced, the authorities are now considering to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations.
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China Threatens US With "Consequences" After Donald Trump Signs New Law
Beijing on Thursday slammed a US bill that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region.
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US Report On Religious Freedom Accuses China Of Repressing Minorities
An annual report on religious freedom released by the US State Department accuses China of intensifying religious repression on its minority groups, particularly the Uighurs of northwest Xinjiang province, Christians, Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, and Falun Gong practitioners.
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Arsenal Midfielder Mesut Ozil Cut From PES 2020 in China Over Xinjiang Comments
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.
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Chinese Media Warns Arsenal Of "Serious Implications" Over "Clownish" Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang in a tweet on Friday.
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US House Passes Uighur Bill Urging Sanctions On Chinese Officials
The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to toughen Washington's position against China regarding its treatment of minority Uighurs, calling on President Donald Trump to apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials.
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World Bank Cuts Not Related To Alleged Uighur Rights Violation: China
China said Tuesday that a World Bank decision to scale back a vocational education project was unrelated to allegations of mistreatment of minority Muslim Uighurs in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
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World Bank Ends Funding To Controversial Uighur Schools In China
The World Bank announced Monday it was cutting back a vocational education project in China's Xinjiang province, even though an internal investigation did not back up claims the scheme was linked to the mistreatment of minority Muslim Uighurs.
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US Blacklists 28 Chinese Companies Over "Uighur Abuses" In Xinjiang
The US Commerce Department announced Monday it is blacklisting 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.
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World Bank Says 'No Indication' China Misused Loan For Uighur Schools
The World Bank said Thursday it is again reviewing a loan to China to provide vocational education to the Muslim Uighur minority, but has "no indication" the funds were used for anything other than schooling.
