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Thai court clears woman over deadly 2015 shrine bombing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thai court clears woman over deadly 2015 shrine bombing

Raw Story  

A Thai court on Thursday cleared a woman of involvement in a 2015 bomb attack on a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people, most of them tourists. Wanna Suansan was accused of complicity in murder, attempted murder, and possessing an illegal explosive device over the blast at the Erawan shrine in the heart of Bangkok's main shopping district. …

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Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120. Wanna Suansan was one of three people apprehended out of 17 suspects who authorities said were responsible for the blast at Erawan Shrine, a popular tourist …

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China probes U.S. fashion group over 'unreasonable' Xinjiang boycott
3 months ago

China probes U.S. fashion group over 'unreasonable' Xinjiang boycott

The Hindu  

China said Tuesday it was investigating U.S. fashion group PVH Corp., which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, for "unreasonably boycotting" cotton from its Xinjiang region, where Beijing is accused of widespread rights violations. The statement gave no details of the punishment PVH could face but it could be added to China's "unreliable entity list" which could see it fined …

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World merrily forgets Uyghur cause as China mobilises mega-propaganda machine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World merrily forgets Uyghur cause as China mobilises mega-propaganda machine

Firstpost  

While China has become largely successful in influencing international opinion to favour its narrative on Xinjiang, the world community has failed miserably to set Beijing right for its follies The Chinese government has made all-out efforts to muzzle international media, including social media, and to thwart academics and activists who oppose the Chinese move against Uyghurs and support the human …

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China's Uyghur policies a 'racialised atrocity crime', Harvard law scholar finds
4 months ago

China's Uyghur policies a 'racialised atrocity crime', Harvard law scholar finds

ABC  

The Chinese government has imposed 4.4 million years of cumulative imprisonment on ethnic Uyghurs in its far-western Xinjiang region, a new report has found. The report, titled Uyghur Race as the Enemy and published by the Yale Macmillan Center's Genocide Studies Program, finds high rates of incarceration are part of "racialised atrocity crimes" occurring in China against Muslim minorities. The …

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China has destroyed hundreds of mosques in Xinjiang, forcefully assimilating Uyghurs into Han Chinese culture: Report
5 months, 1 week ago

China has destroyed hundreds of mosques in Xinjiang, forcefully assimilating Uyghurs into Han Chinese culture: Report

Op India  

Hundreds of mosques and Islamic shrines have been destroyed by China in recent years, as Beijing aims to erase the Islamic culture associated with the Xinjiang province and forcefully assimilate the Uyghurs with their Han Chinese culture, a report by The Economist stated. The report cited official statements, which claim that artefacts discovered at Mo’er temple are similar to those …

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US politician Rob Wittman accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims
5 months, 1 week ago

US politician Rob Wittman accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims

Op India  

US politician and Vice President of the House Armed Services Committee Republicans, Rob Wittman, has expressed his concerns about China’s actions on African workers and Uyghur Muslims, terming the atrocities as “absolutely criminal.” He said, “China is the greatest human rights violator on the face of the earth. China has faced widespread allegations and international scrutiny regarding its human rights …

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Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say
6 months ago

Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology, as part of an attack on their cultural identity, a report released by Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The U.N. Human Rights Office in 2022 found accusations of rights …

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China using AI-enabled cameras to systematically track Uyghurs
6 months, 1 week ago

China using AI-enabled cameras to systematically track Uyghurs

Op India  

Chinese security authorities are using Artificial Intelligence to systematically track Uyghurs in Chinese cities, generating detailed individual movement profiles, Table.Media, a German media outlet reported. “The documents clearly show that the Chinese security authorities continue to systematically treat the Uyghurs as potential criminals and thus as second-class citizens,” says Xinjiang expert Bjoern Alpermann from the University of Wurzburg. “This refutes …

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Apple-Baidu Partnership Risks Accelerating China’s Influence Over the Future of Generative AI
7 months ago

Apple-Baidu Partnership Risks Accelerating China’s Influence Over the Future of Generative AI

The Diplomat  

Recently, Apple has been meeting with Chinese technology firms about using homegrown generative artificial intelligence tools in all new iPhones and operating systems for the Chinese market. Whether direct or indirect, such partnerships risk accelerating China’s adverse influence over the future of generative AI, which means consequences for human rights in the digital sphere. The CAC guidelines compel generative AI …

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Senate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW
7 months ago

Senate report finds parts made with China’s forced labor in cars by BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON — BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement. The Senate report said that Jaguar Land Rover imported replacement parts that included components made by JWD even after the automaker was informed of …

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UK retaliates with sanctions against China over cyberattack on MPs and voters
8 months, 4 weeks ago

UK retaliates with sanctions against China over cyberattack on MPs and voters

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a day of international political posturing: Sir Iain compared …

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Sinicisation of Islam inevitable: Senior CCP official in China's Xinjiang
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Sinicisation of Islam inevitable: Senior CCP official in China's Xinjiang

Op India  

Ma Xingrui, a top official of the Communist Party of China, declared on 7th March that the “Sinicisation” of Islam in the province of northwest China, where Muslims predominate, is “inevitable.” The chief of the party’s Xinjiang unit was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the country’s annual parliamentary sessions in Beijing. He also emphasised the significance of …

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China: Communist Party official calls for Sinicization of Islam in Xinjiang
9 months, 2 weeks ago

China: Communist Party official calls for Sinicization of Islam in Xinjiang

Firstpost  

The Uyghurs are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority in Xinjiang, numbering about 10 million. China vehemently disputes any wrongdoing Following a wave of ethnic riots in 2017, China allegedly initiated a harsh security crackdown in Xinjiang, resulting in the detention of over a million members of various Muslim minorities in re-education centers, according to rights groups Image Courtesy AP The …

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China's critics, allies have 45 seconds each to speak in latest U.N. review of its human rights
11 months ago

China's critics, allies have 45 seconds each to speak in latest U.N. review of its human rights

The Hindu  

China faces international scrutiny on January 23 over domestic polices in places such as Hong Kong, Tibet and the western Xinjiang region as the global power receives its latest United Nations-backed review of its human rights record. Several human rights groups had events planned outside China's review, and the Tibet Advocacy Coalition, the World Uyghur Congress and human rights defenders …

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Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities
11 months ago

Western countries use UN-backed review to press China on its treatment of activists and minorities

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Western countries used a regular U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the rights of ethnic minorities and to repeal a national security law in Hong Kong that troubles independent activists. China’s ambassador in Geneva, Chen Xu, led a delegation from some 20 Chinese ministries …

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China to face burnt of West at UN over ill-treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Beijing has only 45 seconds to defend
11 months ago

China to face burnt of West at UN over ill-treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Beijing has only 45 seconds to defend

India TV News  

Geneva: China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key UN meeting on Tuesday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong, while Beijing said it had made historic progress. China has been lobbying non-Western countries to praise its human rights record ahead of the meeting by sending memos to …

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China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was quoted as announcing late Tuesday night that Los Angeles-based research and data …

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China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang
11 months, 3 weeks ago

China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China says it is banning a United States …

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Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted with Free Tibet and Free Hong Kong protests in San Francisco
1 year, 1 month ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping greeted with Free Tibet and Free Hong Kong protests in San Francisco

Op India  

On Wednesday, hundreds of protestors gathered in San Francisco as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the American city for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Downtown SF pic.twitter.com/GY9399G25B — Students for a Free Tibet November 15, 2023 The protestors raised banners reading “Free Tibet”, “Free Hong Kong”, and “Rise Against Xi”. Here on Market Street, Asians Against China’s Occupation & …

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Opinion: What kind of seafood is morally ethical to eat?
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: What kind of seafood is morally ethical to eat?

LA Times  

Do you like cod, shrimp, salmon, crab or pollock? If so, you’ve likely been served or sold seafood caught by Indonesian forced-labor victims on Chinese vessels or processed in China by Uyghurs, a cultural, racial and religious minority that faces systematic repression. The United States should deny countries access to the American market unless imported seafood is accompanied with documentation …

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Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15
1 year, 1 month ago

Collective Protests Planned Against Xi Jinping in San Francisco on Nov 15

News 18  

Tibetan students on Friday hung a sign from the roof of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, calling out Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The Hong Kong Democracy Movement, Uighyer and Students for Free Tibet are coming together to protest against the atrocities done by China ahead of the APEC summit, starting Saturday, …

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The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability
1 year, 2 months ago

The US warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could undermine peace and stability

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. The Global Engagement Center, a State Department agency that’s tasked with combating foreign propaganda and disinformation and that released the 58-page report, warned that Beijing’s information campaign could eventually sway how decisions are made around the world …

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U.S. warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could threaten peace and stability
1 year, 2 months ago

U.S. warns of a Chinese global disinformation campaign that could threaten peace and stability

LA Times  

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 23. The Global Engagement Center, a State Department agency that’s tasked with combating foreign propaganda and disinformation and that released the 58-page report, warned that Beijing’s information campaign could eventually sway how decisions are made around the world and undermine U.S. interests. …

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