Uyghur Muslims
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia halts deportation of four Uyghurs to China
Riyadh: After worldwide protests by human rights groups, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday halted the deportation of four Uyghur individuals to China, which included a woman and her 13-year-old daughter. Buheliqiemu Abula and…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 13-yr-old Uyghur girl among four facing deportation
Riyadh: A 13-year-old Uyghur girl is among four people at risk of being sent back from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to China where they could be held in repressive detention camps. Amnesty International…
- World
Chinese shows duplicity towards Muslims in Xinjiang
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s assurance, during the OIC Conference in Islamabad recently that China would look after the interests of Muslim nations, is in total contradiction to events in his…
- Technology
Amazon using Chinese suppliers with ties to forced labour in Xinjiang: Report
New Delhi: Amazon is reportedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labour of ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region. A report from research group the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), has…
- World
Imran Khan turns blind eye to Uyghur Muslim suppression in China
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has turned blind eye to the accusations of West and rights groups against China over suppressing Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang as he supported Beijing on Xinjiang…
- World
An Uyghur gets death sentence as China bans once OK’d books
Taipei: As the Chinese government tightened its grip over its ethnic Uyghur population, it sentenced one man to death and three others to life in prison last year for textbooks drawn in…
- World
Xinjiang govt slams US’ Uyghur forced labour prevention act
Beijing: China’s Xinjiang government on Saturday called the US signing of the so-called Uyghur forced labour prevention act as open interference in China’s internal affairs with a purpose to contain China. Xu…
- Technology
Chinese netizens term Intel apology as ‘weak’
New Delhi: US chip giant Intel on Thursday apologised to its Chinese consumers, partners and the public for the trouble caused by its move to boycott products from Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur…
- World
China bans foreigners from spreading religious content online
Beijing: China has issued a new regulation under which all foreign organisations or individuals will be banned from spreading religious content online in the country, citing national security interests, a media report…
- World
China imposes sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
Beijing: China announced sanctions on Tuesday on four members of the US government’s Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the…
- World
China vows to respond after US Xinjiang sanctions passed
Beijing: China on Friday said it would take all necessary measures to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S. Senate passed a new law barring imports from the Xinjiang region unless…
- World
US imposes sanctions against China over abuse of Uyghurs
Washington: The Biden administration said Thursday it is imposing new sanctions on several Chinese biotech and surveillance companies and government entities for actions in Xinjiang province, the latest step against Beijing over…
- World
China committed genocide in Xinjiang, says UK independent body
London: An independent, unofficial body set up by a prominent British barrister to assess evidence on China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people concluded Thursday that the Chinese government committed genocide…
- World
71 Uyghur journalists among 127 detained in China since 2016: Report
The ruling Communist Party of China led by President Xi Jinping has detained 127 journalists for publishing sensitive content. A report titled “An unprecedented RSF investigation: The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism…
- World
Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Vilnius: Lithuania on Friday confirmed diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics amid concerns over the human rights situation in China. “Lithuania confirms diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Olympics. President @GitanasNauseda confirmed…
