- 30 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitygenocide
Uyghurs in Turkey file criminal complaint against Chinese officials
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Nineteen people from China's Uyghur Muslim ethnic group filed a criminal complaint with a Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday against Chinese officials, accusing them…
China replaces Xinjiang Communist Party chief Chen
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has replaced Chen Quanguo, who as Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region oversaw a security crackdown targeting ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in the name…
China says ‘Uyghur tribunal’ is a lie
LONDON (Reuters) - The Chinese embassy in London said an unofficial tribunal of lawyers which accused Beijing of genocide against the Uyghurs was nothing more than a political tool of…
NBA-Kanter denounces China’s human rights record again amid backlash
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter posted a new video on Friday denouncing China's human rights record regarding Uyghur people and other Muslim minorities. The video…
Overseas Uyghurs struggle to locate relatives in Xinjiang prisons
By Cate Cadell URUMQI, China (Reuters) - When Ziba Murat last saw her mother, retired Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, at Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in 2016, she begged her…
China accuses Washington of ‘low political tricks’ over Uyghur exhibit
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.S.-backed Uyghur photo exhibit of dozens of people who are missing or alleged to be held in camps in Xinjiang, China, opened in…
U.N. rights chief regrets lack of access to Xinjiang
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' rights chief lamented on Monday that efforts to gain access to China's Xinjiang region to probe reports of serious violations against Muslim Uyghurs have…
New report documents China’s transnational repression of Uyghurs in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A US-based research and advocacy group has released a new report documenting the complicity of Pakistan and Afghanistan in China's transnational repression of Uyghurs. A…
US lawmakers create bipartisan Uyghur Caucus to raise awareness about rights violations of community
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington [US], July 30 (ANI): US lawmakers Tom Suozzi and Chris Smith on Thursday (local time) announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus that they said…
In meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister, US Deputy State Secretary raises concerns over human rights issues
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and raised concerns over human rights issues, including Beijing's…
Postpone, relocate 2022 Winter Olympics if China does not end abuses: US lawmakers
Washington DC [US], July 25 (ANI): A group of US lawmakers has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and relocate the games…
Canada: Protesters urge Prime Minister Trudeau to recognise Uyghur genocide in China
Ottawa [Canada] July 20 (ANI): More than 200 people across Canada joined a rally outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa to call the Canadian government to take action…
