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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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China Arbitrarily Detained Over 1 Million Uyghurs From 2017 To 2023: US Report
A recent report by the United States has shed light on a series of human rights violations in China, including arbitrary arrests, restrictions on freedom of expression, and systemic abuses against ethnic minority groups.
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China Faces Rare Scrutiny Of Human Rights Record At Key UN Meet
China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
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Ethnic Groups In US Protest Against China's Human Rights Abuses
Condemning the Chinese government's rights abuses, various ethnic groups including members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community protested in cities on the West Coast of the United States.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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47 Countries Express Concern Over China's Xinjiang "Abuses" At UN: Report
Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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UN Rights Chief Under Spell Of China Propaganda, Allege Activists
Beijing's propaganda machine has outwitted the United Nations human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say, leaving the envoy accused of playing a role in whitewashing abuses against minorities in Xinjiang.
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Ask Hard Questions In Xinjiang: Uyghurs To UN Rights Chief
Uyghurs have urged UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to avoid falling victim to a public relations stunt as her trip to China enters a delicate new phase on Tuesday with a visit to the remote Xinjiang region.
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"Deeply Concerned": US Criticises UN Rights Chief Over China Trip
The UN rights chief came under fire Friday for announcing a visit next week to China's Xinjiang, with the United States saying she was failing to stand up for the region's Uyghur community.
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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'Mandarin Only': China Jails Uyghur Man For Teaching In Native Language
An Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's restive Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur - their native language.
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US Urges UN To Release Report On China's Uyghur Muslims Before Winter Olympics
US lawmakers Tuesday called on the UN human rights chief to release a report on Xinjiang, where Washington accuses China of perpetrating a genocide against minority Uyghur Muslims, before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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US Lawmakers Seek UN Report On China Uyghurs Ahead Of Beijing Olympics
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level.
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Tesla Criticised for Opening Showroom in China's Xinjiang Region
Tesla's announcement that it has opened a showroom in Xinjiang has attracted criticism from US rights and trade groups, making it the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region.
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US Calls On China To End Repression Of Uyghurs, Religious Minority Groups
The US State Department expressed disappointment on Friday, on the second anniversary of a United Nations report on human rights in Xinjiang, and called on China to take action and end the current repression of Muslim Uyghurs.
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China Arbitrarily Detained Over 1 Million Uyghurs From 2017 To 2023: US Report
A recent report by the United States has shed light on a series of human rights violations in China, including arbitrary arrests, restrictions on freedom of expression, and systemic abuses against ethnic minority groups.
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China Faces Rare Scrutiny Of Human Rights Record At Key UN Meet
China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.
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Ethnic Groups In US Protest Against China's Human Rights Abuses
Condemning the Chinese government's rights abuses, various ethnic groups including members of the Tibetan and Uyghur community protested in cities on the West Coast of the United States.
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"Crimes Against Humanity": UN On Minorities Doing Forced Labour In China
Minorities have been drafted into forced labour in China's Xinjiang region in sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing, a report by an independent UN expert has concluded, in what it said could amount to "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
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47 Countries Express Concern Over China's Xinjiang "Abuses" At UN: Report
Forty-seven countries voiced concern about abuses in China's far-western Xinjiang region, and demanded that the United Nations rights chief publish a long-delayed report on Uyghurs' repression.
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Genocide Risk In Xinjiang, European Parliament Demands China Sanctions: Report
The European Parliament advocated additional sanctions targeting Chinese high-ranking officials, such as Chen Quanguo, Zhao Kezhi, Guo Shengkun and Hu Lianhe over human rights abuses of Uyghur's in China's Xinjiang province.
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UN Rights Chief Under Spell Of China Propaganda, Allege Activists
Beijing's propaganda machine has outwitted the United Nations human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say, leaving the envoy accused of playing a role in whitewashing abuses against minorities in Xinjiang.
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Ask Hard Questions In Xinjiang: Uyghurs To UN Rights Chief
Uyghurs have urged UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to avoid falling victim to a public relations stunt as her trip to China enters a delicate new phase on Tuesday with a visit to the remote Xinjiang region.
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"Deeply Concerned": US Criticises UN Rights Chief Over China Trip
The UN rights chief came under fire Friday for announcing a visit next week to China's Xinjiang, with the United States saying she was failing to stand up for the region's Uyghur community.
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Fake Twitter Accounts Found Spreading Chinese Propaganda: Report
US-based intelligence company Nisos says it uncovered more than 600 fake Twitter accounts spreading a positive narrative of China's far-western Xinjiang region, as Beijing was being accused of human rights abuses and locking up hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities there.
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'Mandarin Only': China Jails Uyghur Man For Teaching In Native Language
An Uyghur educator, honoured previously by the government for outstanding works, is serving seven-year imprisonment in China's restive Xinjiang region for violating Chinese policy by instructing students in Uyghur - their native language.
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US Urges UN To Release Report On China's Uyghur Muslims Before Winter Olympics
US lawmakers Tuesday called on the UN human rights chief to release a report on Xinjiang, where Washington accuses China of perpetrating a genocide against minority Uyghur Muslims, before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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US Lawmakers Seek UN Report On China Uyghurs Ahead Of Beijing Olympics
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday urged the United Nations' human rights office to release its assessment of China's policies in Xinjiang before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics, which the U.S. government is boycotting on a diplomatic level.
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Tesla Criticised for Opening Showroom in China's Xinjiang Region
Tesla's announcement that it has opened a showroom in Xinjiang has attracted criticism from US rights and trade groups, making it the latest foreign firm caught up in tensions related to the far-western Chinese region.
