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15 Jan 2023

Pak consulate in China tweets on Uyghur community, Islamabad clarifies

Pakistan has backtracked on a tweet from the official handle of Pakistan Consulate General Chengdu The tweet spoke about the rights and freedom of the Uyghurs community The tweet also thanked China for support to flood victims

01 Sep 2022

China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang, calls it illegal

The UN said that "serious human rights violations have been committed" in Xinjiang "in the context of the government's application of counter-terrorism and counter-'extremism' strategies".

01 Sep 2022

Detention of Uyghurs: UN cites possible crimes against humanity in Xinjiang

China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity The UN office has called for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism The report, which Western diplomats and UN officials said had been all but ready for months, was published with just minutes to go in Bachelet's four-year term

17 Jul 2022

Deshhit: 'Cheater' China's 'double game' exposed at LAC

On the one hand, China talks about peace with India, while on the other hand, before every dialogue, such steps are taken that show their real intention Watch China's 'double game' on LAC in Deshhit.

15 Jul 2022

China leader Xi Jinping visits Xinjiang amid human rights concerns

Xi Jinping visited Xinjiang amid concerns over China's detention of over million members of primarily Muslim ethnic minorities. Critics have called crackdown on Xinjiang's Uyghur and Kazakh communities "cultural genocide".

04 Jul 2022

US bans import from China's Xinjiang region to curb forced labour

US customs has signalled strict implementation of the law Xinxiang has a booming industrial, mining and agricultural sector China has denied all allegations of forced labour

16 Dec 2021

US imposes sanctions against China over human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims

US is targeting China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences and its 11 research institutes that focus on using biotechnology to support the Chinese military.

11 Oct 2021

Pakistan PM Imran Khan defends China over Uyghur mistreatment issue

Beijing is accused of imposing forced labour, systematic forced birth control against the minority Muslims Khan said there was a need for the international community to engage with the Taliban

14 Sep 2021

Chinese ambassador banned from attending event in Britain's parliament

Chinese ambassador stopped from speaking Tussle between countries on human rights issues

14 Jul 2021

China asks Taliban to make 'clean break' from all terrorist forces

The Taliban, as a major military force in Afghanistan, should realise the responsibilities it bears for the nation, make a 'clean break' with all terrorist forces and return to the mainstream of Afghan politics, Wang said on Tuesday.

24 Jun 2021

Canada PM lashes out at China seeking probe into indigenous children's remains

Canada PM Justin Trudeau lashes out at China Mass burial place of 215 children was found near the Canadian town of Kamloops Chinese diplomat Jiang Duan had demanded an investigation

13 Jun 2021

US urges China to cease pressure against Taiwan, peacefully resolve issues

China ramped up political pressure and military threats against Taiwan, with almost daily incursions into Taipei`s air defence identification zone Taipei, on the other hand, has countered the Chinese aggression by increasing strategic ties with democracies including the US

24 May 2021

Former Muslim leader imprisoned at China's largest mosque in Xinjiang: Report

The revelation comes at a time when western countries have increased their criticism of the Chinese government for what they called "genocide" against the minorities in Xinjiang province. In February, both the Canadian and Dutch parliaments adopted motions recognising the Uyghur crisis as genocide.

21 May 2021

EU parliament halts China investment ratification until Beijing lifts sanction

The resolution to freeze ratification passed with 599 votes in favour, 30 votes against and 58 abstentions. Ratification of the pact would allow greater protection of European investment and intellectual property rights in China.

20 May 2021

US lawmakers call for US and world leaders to boycott China's 2022 Olympics

Pelosi, a Democrat, told a bipartisan congressional hearing on the issue that heads of state around the world should shun the games, scheduled for February. An independent United Nations panel said in 2018 that it had received credible reports that at least 1 million Uyghurs and other Muslims had been held in camps in China`s Xinjiang region.

14 May 2021

Mosques being demolished in China to build a 'beautiful Xinjiang'

The government says there are more than 20,000 mosques in Xinjiang but no detailed data on their status is available. Functioning mosques feature surveillance cameras and include Chinese flags and propaganda displays declaring loyalty to the ruling Communist Party.

13 May 2021

China uses 'coercive policies' in Xinjiang to drive down Uyghur birth rates

The ASPI analysis is based on Chinese government data, including regional population figures released in March. The ASPI report said birth rates in counties with a 90 percent or greater indigenous population declined by an average of 56.5 percent from 2017 to 2018. China maintains that changes in birth rates are linked to improved health and economic policy and it strongly rejects accusations of genocide.

12 May 2021

Uyghurs editors' families slam Chinese documentary to 'mispresent' them

According to Chinese media, the six Uyghur officials in 2017 were charged with attempting "to split the country" Sattar Sawut, the former director-general of the Xinjiang Education Department, was reportedly given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve

11 Apr 2021

21 miners trapped in China's Xinjiang coal mine, rescue operation on

Eight miners have been lifted out. 12 of the miners who remain trapped have been located and are expected to be rescued, as per state media. Chinese mines are among the deadliest in the world.

Chinese sanctions

28 Mar 2021

China sanctions US and Canadian bodies over Xinjiang

Beijing has been pushing back against sanctions imposed by the United States The individuals are banned from entering the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau At least a million Muslims have been detained in camps in Xinjiang

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