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China trying to develop world ‘built on censorship and surveillance’
7 months, 3 weeks ago

China trying to develop world ‘built on censorship and surveillance’

Al Jazeera  

Rights group warns the Digital Silk Road is enabling China to export its brand of digital authoritarianism across the word. China is exporting its model of digital authoritarianism abroad with the help of its far-reaching tech industry and massive infrastructure projects, offering a blueprint of “best practices” to neighbours including Cambodia, Malaysia and Vietnam, a human rights watchdog has warned. …

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China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says
1 year, 7 months ago

China flags Uighurs as ‘extremist’ for having Quran, report says

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Muslims in Xinjiang are flagged as ‘violent extremists’ for simply practising their religion. Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese authorities monitor the phones of ethnic minority Uighurs for the presence of 50,000 known multimedia files that are used to flag what Beijing views as extremism with possession of the Quran enough to trigger a police interrogation, according to …

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Malaysia’s Anwar faces balancing act on first China trip
1 year, 8 months ago

Malaysia’s Anwar faces balancing act on first China trip

Al Jazeera  

The Malaysian leader is expected to navigate between deepening economic ties and tackling differences in talks with China’s Xi Jinping. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to navigate between deepening economic ties with his country’s biggest trading partner and tackling thorny issues such as the South China Sea during his first visit to China as prime minister, …

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Biden expresses ‘solidarity’ with China’s Uighurs during Ramadan
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden expresses ‘solidarity’ with China’s Uighurs during Ramadan

Al Jazeera  

The US president’s highlighting of the Uighurs comes at a time of strong tension between Washington and Beijing. President Joe Biden has expressed “solidarity” with China’s embattled Uighur minority in a message to Muslims around the world as they celebrate the holy month of Ramadan. “Together with our partners, the United States stands in solidarity with Muslims who continue to …

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Number of jailed journalists hits a new record in 2022: CPJ census
2 years ago

Number of jailed journalists hits a new record in 2022: CPJ census

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 14, 2022 21:22 IST As many as 363 journalists are serving imprisonment across the globe as of December 1, 2022, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual prison census. across the globe This year’s number overtakes last year’s record by 20 per cent and “marks another grim milestone in a deteriorating media landscape”, CPJ noted. In …

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China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire
2 years ago

China: Protests erupt over COVID curbs after deadly fire

Al Jazeera  

Urumqi residents angered after blaze killed 10 in a residential building under lockdown due to China’s zero-COVID policy. A fire that killed 10 people in China’s Xinjiang region has sparked anger at the zero-COVID policy as Beijing faces increasing public disapproval over its hardline approach to stopping the spread of the coronavirus. On Thursday night, 10 people were killed and …

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UN members condemn China over abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang
2 years, 1 month ago

UN members condemn China over abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

Fifty countries have urged China to uphold international human rights obligations in its treatment of the Uighur minority. Fifty countries have called on China to “uphold its international human rights obligations” in a joint statement read out during a United Nations debate that condemned violations against Uighurs and other predominately Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang region. The statement, read out …

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all is not well with the indian economy | the view from india
2 years, 2 months ago

all is not well with the indian economy | the view from india

The Hindu  

The World Bank has revised its estimation of growth in the Indian economy from its initial expectation of 8.7% this year to a gloomier outlook of just 6.5%, citing the worsening external environment. India, China, and human rights at UN forums After the recent vote on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council that we looked at in last week’s …

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Outrage as UN debate on China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses rejected
2 years, 2 months ago

Outrage as UN debate on China’s alleged Xinjiang abuses rejected

Al Jazeera  

China claims ‘victory’ as UN Human Rights Council votes not to discuss allegations of abuses against minority Uighurs. The UN Human Rights Council has voted not to debate the treatment of the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang even after the UN’s human rights office concluded the scale of the alleged abuses there may …

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UN, China present opposed reports on Uighurs in Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

UN, China present opposed reports on Uighurs in Xinjiang

Al Jazeera  

The 45-page UN report on the situation of Uighurs in Xinjiang was met with a 131-page rebuttal document from China. The report details serious rights abuse against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and states that such treatment by China may amount to “crimes against humanity”. The 45-page report released by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights late …

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Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says
2 years, 3 months ago

Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says

Al Jazeera  

Long-delayed report from UN human rights office says abuses against mostly Muslim Uighurs stem from ‘anti-terrorism law systems’. China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to “crimes against humanity”, the United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report that was finally published late on Wednesday. Bachelet’s report …

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Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses
2 years, 3 months ago

Uighurs demand accountability after UN report on China abuses

Al Jazeera  

Uighur rights groups say UN report confirms China’s atrocities in Xinjiang and the world has ‘no more excuses’ for its failure to act. Still, Abbas said, the report once again offers evidence of “China’s atrocities” and gave no room for the world to shy away from an obligation to act. “The High Commissioner’s damning findings explain why the Chinese government …

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Dozens of countries question China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’
2 years, 6 months ago

Dozens of countries question China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’

Al Jazeera  

In a joint statement, 47 countries voice concern at treatment of ethnic minority Uighurs in far western region. “We continue to be gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region,” Paul Bekkers, the Dutch ambassador to the UN in Geneva, told the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday. After months demanding “unfettered access” to Xinjiang, UN …

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China a ‘glaring example’ of religious repression, US says
2 years, 6 months ago

China a ‘glaring example’ of religious repression, US says

Al Jazeera  

US Department of State slams China for committing ‘genocide’ against Uighurs in annual report on global religious freedom. China provides a “glaring example” of how governments are cracking down on religious minorities, a US official has said, as the Department of State released its annual report on religious freedom around the world. Rashad Hussain, the US ambassador-at-large for international religious …

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Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps
2 years, 7 months ago

Xinjiang leak reveals extent of Chinese abuses in Uighur camps

Al Jazeera  

A leak of thousands of photographs reveals more details about the internment of Uighurs, but China calls it ‘lies’. The files, obtained by US-based academic Adrian Zenz, were published as UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet began a long-awaited and controversial trip to Xinjiang where Beijing is accused of “crimes against humanity” for its treatment of the Uighurs. “It’s much …

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What will the UN see as it finally visits China’s Xinjiang?
2 years, 7 months ago

What will the UN see as it finally visits China’s Xinjiang?

Al Jazeera  

Human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has been demanding ‘unfettered’ access to the region for years, but experts doubt she will get it. “Michelle Bachelet’s long-delayed visit to Xinjiang is a critical opportunity to address human rights violations in the region, but it will also be a running battle against Chinese government efforts to cover up the truth. Even now, Bachelet’s …

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Uighur county in China has highest prison rate in the world
2 years, 7 months ago

Uighur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

Al Jazeera  

China continues its crackdown on Muslim-minority Uighurs with an imprisonment rate 10 times higher than in the US. A list obtained and partially verified by the AP cites the names of more than 10,000 Uighurs sent to prison in just Konasheher county alone, one of the dozens in China’s southern Xinjiang region. He is so earnest.” From the list, Musa …

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If OIC’s J&K statements weren’t ludicrous enough, calling Pakistan ‘an anchor of stability in South Asia’ certainly was
2 years, 8 months ago

If OIC’s J&K statements weren’t ludicrous enough, calling Pakistan ‘an anchor of stability in South Asia’ certainly was

Firstpost  

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has always taken a negative attitude towards India, except in March 2019 when it went along with an extraordinary step taken by the United Arab Emirates, which hosted the 46th session of the organisation’s Council of Foreign Ministers meeting. In sharp contrast to what transpired at Abu Dhabi, the 48th session of the OIC’s Council …

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China continues its labour abuse practices against Uighurs: UN
2 years, 10 months ago

China continues its labour abuse practices against Uighurs: UN

Al Jazeera  

A new UN report details a ‘widespread and systematic programme’ of abuse in Xinjiang as well as China’s vehement denial. China continues to carry out discriminatory work policies, such as forced labour, impossible production expectations and long working hours, against the Uighurs in its northwest province of Xinjiang, a United Nations committee said on Friday, urging Beijing to bring its …

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Winter Olympics: What you need to know about Beijing 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Winter Olympics: What you need to know about Beijing 2022

Al Jazeera  

Beijing becomes the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. The 2022 Winter Olympics have kicked off under a cloud of COVID restrictions, diplomatic boycotts and questions over China’s treatment of Uighurs. Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics over China’s human rights record. “Any …

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Uighurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
2 years, 11 months ago

Uighurs in Turkey call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

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Protesters accuse the Chinese state of committing genocide and torture against the Muslim Uighur minority. Dozens of demonstrators from China’s Uighur Muslim ethnic group have protested in Istanbul, calling for a boycott of next month’s Winter Olympics in Beijing over China’s treatment of the minority. “China does not have the right to host the Olympics while committing all the torture, …

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NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments
2 years, 11 months ago

NBA’s Golden State Warriors seek distance from Uighur comments

Al Jazeera  

Executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya says he doesn’t care about ‘what’s happening’ to Muslim minority group. The Golden State Warriors NBA team has sought to distance itself from executive board member Chamath Palihapitiya after he repeatedly said he and others did not care “about what’s happening to the Uighurs”. “You bring it up … the rest of us don’t care.” …

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Airbnb questioned over Xinjiang business amid Uighur ‘genocide’
2 years, 11 months ago

Airbnb questioned over Xinjiang business amid Uighur ‘genocide’

Al Jazeera  

More than a dozen of Airbnb’s listings in Xinjiang are on land reportedly owned by a company under US sanctions list since 2020. Two members of the US Congress have raised concerns about home rental firm Airbnb Inc’s business activities in China’s Xinjiang region, where Washington says Beijing is committing genocide against Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic groups. The legislators …

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Uighurs in Turkey file criminal case against Chinese officials
2 years, 11 months ago

Uighurs in Turkey file criminal case against Chinese officials

Al Jazeera  

Uighur Muslims in Istanbul accuse Chinese officials of committing genocide, torture, rape and crimes against humanity. Nineteen people from China’s Uighur Muslim ethnic group have filed a criminal complaint with a Turkish prosecutor against Chinese officials, accusing them of committing genocide, torture, rape and crimes against humanity. “The international criminal court should have already started this trial, but China is …

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