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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 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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Canada's Decision To Resettle 10,000 Uyghurs May Annoy China: Report
The Canadian Parliament-led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unanimously passing a motion for allowing the resettlement of the 10,000 Uyghur Muslims, mainly fleeing from repression in the province of Xinjiang, may irk China, reported The Geneva Daily
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UN Report On Xinjiang: US Urges China To Stop "Atrocities" Against Uyghurs
The White House called on China on Thursday to immediately cease "atrocities" against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities and urged Beijing to allow unfettered access to Xinjiang.
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China May Have Committed "Crimes Against Humanity" In Xinjiang: UN
The United Nations warned Wednesday that allegations of patterns of torture and forced medical treatment in China's Xinjiang region were "credible", insisting the situation there required "urgent" international attention.
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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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Xi Jinping Makes First Xinjiang Visit Since Crackdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a public visit to Xinjiang, state media reported Friday, his first since a crackdown in the region saw Beijing accused of detaining over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps.
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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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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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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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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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Beijing Winter Olympics Puts Young Uyghur Athlete At Centre Of Controversy
Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier, trained for years to fulfil every child's dream to star at the event
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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 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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Canada's Decision To Resettle 10,000 Uyghurs May Annoy China: Report
The Canadian Parliament-led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unanimously passing a motion for allowing the resettlement of the 10,000 Uyghur Muslims, mainly fleeing from repression in the province of Xinjiang, may irk China, reported The Geneva Daily
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UN Report On Xinjiang: US Urges China To Stop "Atrocities" Against Uyghurs
The White House called on China on Thursday to immediately cease "atrocities" against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities and urged Beijing to allow unfettered access to Xinjiang.
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China May Have Committed "Crimes Against Humanity" In Xinjiang: UN
The United Nations warned Wednesday that allegations of patterns of torture and forced medical treatment in China's Xinjiang region were "credible", insisting the situation there required "urgent" international attention.
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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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Xi Jinping Makes First Xinjiang Visit Since Crackdown
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a public visit to Xinjiang, state media reported Friday, his first since a crackdown in the region saw Beijing accused of detaining over a million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps.
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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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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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British Lawmakers Consider Banning Medical Supplies From China's Xinjiang
Britain's lawmakers will next week consider proposed changes to legislation that would ban the government from buying medical supplies made in China's Xinjiang region.
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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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Beijing Winter Olympics Puts Young Uyghur Athlete At Centre Of Controversy
Beijing Winter Olympic Games: Dinigeer Yilamujiang, a 20-year-old cross-country skier, trained for years to fulfil every child's dream to star at the event
