Xinjiang
China may have committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang, UN report finds
World
September 1, 2022
China may have committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Xinjiang, UN report finds
Hong Kong (CNN)China has committed “serious human rights violations” against Uyghur Muslims in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which may amount…
China’s foreign minister says UN human rights chief can visit Xinjiang
World
February 19, 2022
China’s foreign minister says UN human rights chief can visit Xinjiang
Feb 19 (Reuters) – UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet can visit Xinjiang, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on…
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
World
February 1, 2022
A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK’d books
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man…
Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
Middle East
January 24, 2022
Uyghurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
ISTANBUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Dozens of people from China’s Uyghur Muslim ethnic group protested in Istanbul on Sunday, calling…
China’s communists bash US democracy before Biden summit
World
December 4, 2021
China’s communists bash US democracy before Biden summit
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Communist Party took American democracy to task on Saturday, sharply criticizing a global democracy summit being hosted by…
Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
World
October 19, 2021
Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Human rights activists urged international governments, sponsors and athletes on Tuesday to boycott what they called…
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
World
October 10, 2021
Terror & tourism: Xinjiang eases its grip, but fear remains
XINJIANG, China (AP) — The razor wire that once ringed public buildings in China’s far northwestern Xinjiang region is nearly…
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
Middle East
July 28, 2021
Activists: Morocco arrests Uyghur man at China’s request
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have arrested a Uyghur activist in exile based on a Chinese terrorism warrant distributed…
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
World
July 13, 2021
US renews China ‘genocide’ claims over Uyghur treatment
The United States on Monday repeated allegations of “genocide” against China over Beijing’s repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in the northwest Xinjiang region of the…
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
World
July 11, 2021
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese…