China's new Xinjiang chief calls for modernisation of region amid forced labour allegations
3 years ago

China's new Xinjiang chief calls for modernisation of region amid forced labour allegations

Firstpost  

Campaigners say at least one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking, mostly Muslim minorities, have been incarcerated in camps in Xinjiang sparking accusations of genocide by the United States, which China has denied The new party chief in China’s Xinjiang called for improved business conditions in his first official visit to the region, where forced labour accusations have prompted some countries to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics. After overseeing the key manufacturing hub of Guangdong, new top Communist Party official Ma Xingrui replaces soldier turned politician Chen Quanguo, who led periods of harsh repression in the border regions of Xinjiang and Tibet. Campaigners say at least one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking, mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in Xinjiang sparking accusations of genocide by the United States, which China has denied. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act takes particular aim at three products: cotton, of which Xinjiang is one of the world’s major producers; tomatoes; and polysilicon, a material used to produce solar panels.

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China has destroyed hundreds of mosques in Xinjiang, forcefully assimilating Uyghurs into Han Chinese culture: Report
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

US politician Rob Wittman accuses China of exploiting African workers, Uyghur Muslims
5 months, 4 weeks 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 …

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

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

Xinjiang: Why are "they" crying wolf again?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Xinjiang: Why are "they" crying wolf again?

China Daily  

Performers dance at the grand bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, January 23, 2023. One claim is that the construction of a joint test track in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, by Volkswagen and the Chinese company SAIC, was constructed using "forced labor." Even worse is that the US House has just passed three bills on China's …

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

US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing
1 year, 9 months ago

US House panel on China highlights abuse of Uyghurs in second hearing

India Today  

A new U.S. congressional committee on China held its second hearing on Thursday, highlighting what Washington says is an ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China's Xinjiang region. Rights groups accuse Beijing of abuses, including forced labor, mass surveillance and having placed 1 million or more Uyghurs - a mainly Muslim ethnic group - in a network …

Explained: What does the U.N. report say about China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: What does the U.N. report say about China’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang?

The Hindu  

The story so far: China has vehemently rejected a report released by the United Nations Human Rights Office on “serious human rights violations” in the northwestern Xinjiang region. Charges of torture of Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic groups in the region may constitute possible “crimes against humanity”, concludes the long-pending assessment report, released on the final day of the …

UN's Damning Report on China's 'Sins' in Xinjiang States An Ugly Truth, But Only Partially
2 years, 4 months ago

UN's Damning Report on China's 'Sins' in Xinjiang States An Ugly Truth, But Only Partially

News 18  

The United Nations has put its seal on reports of Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang. The CCP has made migrating and settling Han Chinese people, 90% of China’s population, to Xinjiang one of its policy tools and has increased its pace in recent years. The Encyclopaedia Britannica reflects on how it happened: “Culturally, Urumqi largely remains a Uyghur city, in spite …

Explained: Why China is livid over UN report on atrocities on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: Why China is livid over UN report on atrocities on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang

Firstpost  

A United Nations report on alleged human rights abuses in the northwestern Xinjiang region exploiting Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim ethnic minorities has left China seething. It said that the findings are a ‘patchwork of false information that serves as a political tool’ for the West Beijing: China has responded furiously to a United Nations report on alleged human rights …

EXPLAINER: Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?

The Independent  

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UN cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 4 months ago

UN cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang

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Forced labour taking place in China's Xinjiang region, UN's top slavery expert says
2 years, 4 months ago

Forced labour taking place in China's Xinjiang region, UN's top slavery expert says

ABC  

It is "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China's western Xinjiang region, the UN's top expert on slavery said in a report released this week. Key points: The UN's Special Rapporteur says forced labour is happening among Uyghur, Kazakh and other ethnic minorities His report says two distinct "state-mandated" systems exist …

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Xinjiang amid human rights concerns
2 years, 5 months ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Xinjiang amid human rights concerns

The Hindu  

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the northwestern Xinjiang region this week amid concerns over China’s detention of a million or more members of primarily Muslim ethnic native minorities. Xi called Xinjiang a “core area and a hub” in China’s programme of building ports, railways and power stations connecting it to economies reaching from Central Asia to Eastern Europe, the official …

Uyghur genocide, imprisonment plans revealed through leaked Chinese documents
2 years, 6 months ago

Uyghur genocide, imprisonment plans revealed through leaked Chinese documents

India TV News  

Highlights The documents were retrieved from internment camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Among the documents is a speech by Chinese Communist Party secretary of the XUAR, Chen Quanguo Chen described the campaign strategy of governing Xinjiang that was directed by Xi Jinping Uyghur genocide: The Chinese government has planned genocide and crimes against Uyghurs, leaked documents -- known …

Xinjiang Police Files reveal Chinese govt's suppression of Muslim Uyghurs
2 years, 7 months ago

Xinjiang Police Files reveal Chinese govt's suppression of Muslim Uyghurs

Op India  

The ‘Xinjiang police files’ that were leaked recently revealed that the Chinese Communist Party led by Xi Jinping is involved in brazen human rights abuse against Muslims in Xinjiang. The matter came to light when the ‘Xinjiang police files’ were published last week by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation with cooperation from 14 media outlets from 11 countries. The …

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 …

US sanctions Chinese company, officials for its oppression of Uyghurs
3 years ago

US sanctions Chinese company, officials for its oppression of Uyghurs

Firstpost  

Washington says it wants to send a message that it will act against those who abuse the power of the state to inflict suffering and repression Washington: The United States unveiled a raft of new rights-abuse sanctions Friday on senior officials and entities in eight countries, including a Chinese firm specialising in facial recognition technology and a giant cartoon studio …

EXPLAINED: Who Are The Uyghurs And How They're Linked To US And Allies' 'Boycott' Of Beijing Winter Games
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINED: Who Are The Uyghurs And How They're Linked To US And Allies' 'Boycott' Of Beijing Winter Games

News 18  

The UK, Canada and Australia have joined the US in announcing a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Games that gets underway on February 4 next year with human rights abuses in Xinjiang being a major point of concern. A report by the Council on Foreign Relations says that incidents of rioting in 2009 in Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi by …

Is China Easing up on Xinjiang?
3 years, 1 month ago

Is China Easing up on Xinjiang?

The Diplomat  

In October, Associated Press reporter Dake Kang published a story based on two recent trips to Xinjiang. YouTube videos repackaged the piece with headlines like “AP News Confirms NO Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang China” and “BREAKING: Associated Press Says ‘There’s NO Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang’! !” CGTN, China’s official English-language overseas broadcaster, used Kang’s article as the focal point for …

China may be committing genocide against Uyghurs, warns US Holocaust Memorial Museum
3 years, 2 months ago

China may be committing genocide against Uyghurs, warns US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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. The US Holocaust Memorial Museum said it was “gravely concerned that the …

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs
3 years, 2 months ago

Xinjiang’s ‘architecture of repression’ targets Muslim Uighurs

Al Jazeera  

Australian think tank calls for an investigation in China’s Xinjiang following publication of leaked documents allegedly detailing Uighur repression. But the latest report detailing how China’s “vast system of coercive state control works” only bolsters the allegations of the existence of an “architecture of repression” in Xinjiang targeting Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, according to ASPI. Using the data, ASPI …

China names ethnic Uyghur Erkin Tuniyaz, who gained notoriety for backing Beijing's policies, new Xinjiang governor
3 years, 3 months ago

China names ethnic Uyghur Erkin Tuniyaz, who gained notoriety for backing Beijing's policies, new Xinjiang governor

Firstpost  

Tuniyaz has rebuked Western governments’ criticism of Beijing’s policies in Xinjiang, particularly the use of facilities critics call detention centers but which China says are intended for vocational training and deradicalization Beijing: China has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the ruling Communist Party is accused of carrying out mass detentions and other abuses against members of the Uyghur …

170 Uyghur Muslims detained in XInjiang for praying during Eid: Reports
3 years, 4 months ago

170 Uyghur Muslims detained in XInjiang for praying during Eid: Reports

Op India  

The Chinese authorities had detained more than 170 Uyghur Muslims for questioning after they offered prayers without permission during the occasion of Eid-al-Adha, reported Radio Free Asia. Chinese authorities use ‘neighbourhood spies’ against Uyghur Muslims Radio Free Asia reported that the cops did not storm into mosques to verify the age of those attending religious prayers but instead employed ‘neighbourhood …

China vows retaliation after the U.S. blacklists companies
3 years, 5 months ago

China vows retaliation after the U.S. blacklists companies

Daily Mail  

China pledged to take 'necessary measures' to respond to the U.S. blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of its Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Department is punishing companies for their involvement in human rights abuses against Uyghurs The U.S. Commerce Department said in a statement Friday that the electronics and technology firms …

What you should know about China’s minority Uighurs
3 years, 6 months ago

What you should know about China’s minority Uighurs

Al Jazeera  

China’s treatment of the largely Muslim ethnic group from Xinjiang has become a source of international tension with Beijing, which insists it is tackling extremism, accused of genocide. In the late summer of 2018, the United Nations revealed that at least a million Uighurs had been detained in “counter-extremism centres” in China’s Xinjiang province, thrusting the treatment of a once-obscure …

Shouting at China over alleged Uighur genocide won’t help – instead the West must find a way to work with them
3 years, 6 months ago

Shouting at China over alleged Uighur genocide won’t help – instead the West must find a way to work with them

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Chinese “state capitalism” has, so far, …

UN could move on Uyghur report without China approval
3 years, 6 months ago

UN could move on Uyghur report without China approval

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations High Commissioner …

Uighur exiles describe ‘torture’ in Xinjiang
3 years, 7 months ago

Uighur exiles describe ‘torture’ in Xinjiang

The Hindu  

Three Uighurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in the far western Xinjiang region, ahead of giving testimony to a people’s tribunal in London that is investigating if Beijing’s actions against the ethnic Uighurs amount to genocide. The three witnesses include a woman who said she was forced into an abortion …

China’s Xinjiang province an ‘open-air prison’, US official says
3 years, 7 months ago

China’s Xinjiang province an ‘open-air prison’, US official says

Al Jazeera  

Annual US report also criticises Iran, Myanmar, Russia, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia over their treatment of religious minorities. China has turned its far western region of Xinjiang into an “open-air prison” for Uighur Muslims a United States official has said as the US released an annual report on the state of religious freedoms worldwide. The Chinese government has turned “the …

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?
3 years, 8 months ago

Things to Know about All the Lies on Xinjiang: How Have They Come About?

China Daily  

A colorful performance is presented for tourists in Korla City's Awat Township in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on April 10. ・ Zenz is a so-called "senior fellow for China studies" with the far-right Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, an organization established by the US government in 1983 and is known for preaching regime change. ・ In September 2018, Zenz …

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang
3 years, 8 months ago

China rejects accusations of abuses in Xinjiang

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government on Tuesday rejected accusations of abuses in the Xinjiang region after a human rights group appealed for a U.N. investigation into possible crimes against humanity. Accusations of forced labor or detentions in the northwestern region are “lies and false information concocted by anti-China forces,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin. He accused critics of trying …

China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘crimes against humanity’: Report

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch is the latest to document policies of mass detention, torture and cultural persecution in Xinjiang. China is committing crimes against humanity in its treatment of the Uighur ethnic minority and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, with Beijing responsible for “policies of mass detention, torture, and cultural persecution, among other offenses”, Human Rights Watch …

Xinjiang: China’s attempt to control the narrative on the Uyghurs, from cover-up to propaganda blitz
3 years, 8 months ago

Xinjiang: China’s attempt to control the narrative on the Uyghurs, from cover-up to propaganda blitz

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China’s Foreign Ministry this month issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of “genocide” in the region the “lie of the century.” The statement – made in response to ongoing calls for a possible boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics – represents the culmination of a long evolution of …

China sentences two Muslim officials to death for ‘separatism’ in Xinjiang
3 years, 9 months ago

China sentences two Muslim officials to death for ‘separatism’ in Xinjiang

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China has handed death sentences …

China commits ‘genocide’ against Uighurs: State Department report
3 years, 9 months ago

China commits ‘genocide’ against Uighurs: State Department report

Al Jazeera  

China is committing “genocide and crimes against humanity” against its mostly Muslim Uighur minority in the western region of Xinjiang, the US State Department said in its annual report on human rights globally. China has rejected accusations of abuses in Xinjiang, accusing countries and human rights groups of launching “slanderous attacks” about conditions for Muslim Uighurs and other minorities in …

Who are the Uighur people and why do they face oppression by China?
3 years, 9 months ago

Who are the Uighur people and why do they face oppression by China?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Boris Johnson’s government has accused Beijing of “egregious” abuses …

Xinjiang, China: What you need to know about the US sanctioning Chinese officials over alleged abuse of Uyghurs
3 years, 9 months ago

Xinjiang, China: What you need to know about the US sanctioning Chinese officials over alleged abuse of Uyghurs

CNN  

CNN — The United States and its allies are stepping up pressure on China in a unified show of force against Beijing’s alleged repression of Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority, in the country’s western region of Xinjiang. In a joint statement, the grouping decried China’s alleged “use of forced labor, mass detention in internment camps, forced sterilizations, and the …

'Xinjiang genocide' claim biggest lie of the century: Chinese delegation
3 years, 9 months ago

'Xinjiang genocide' claim biggest lie of the century: Chinese delegation

China Daily  

A family spends time together in Bachu county, Kashgar prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 21, 2020. ANCHORAGE - The claim that there is genocide in China's Xinjiang is the biggest lie of the century, said the Chinese delegation on Friday following the end of the China-US high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, the US state of Alaska. …

China ‘bears responsibility for committing genocide’ against Uighurs
3 years, 10 months ago

China ‘bears responsibility for committing genocide’ against Uighurs

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Chinese government’s actions against …

China Xinjiang: First independent report into Uyghur genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Muslim minorities
3 years, 10 months ago

China Xinjiang: First independent report into Uyghur genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing’s ‘intent to destroy’ Muslim minorities

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese government’s alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations’ Genocide Convention, according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region. The report, released Tuesday by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy think tank in Washington DC, claimed the …

West's Xinjiang claims lies and false statistics: China Daily editorial
3 years, 10 months ago

West's Xinjiang claims lies and false statistics: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

Farmers pick megranates in Pishan county of Hotan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Oct 8, 2020. In a futile bid to defame China, some anti-China forces in the West continue to fabricate lies about China committing "atrocities" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. In the biased reports of Western media on Xinjiang, the claim that nearly 1 million Uygur …

China Uyghurs: Dutch parliament becomes second in a week to accuse Beijing of genocide in Xinjiang
3 years, 10 months ago

China Uyghurs: Dutch parliament becomes second in a week to accuse Beijing of genocide in Xinjiang

CNN  

The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. “A genocide on the Uyghur minority is occurring in China,” the Dutch motion said, stopping short of directly saying that the Chinese government was responsible. The Chinese Embassy in The …

China targets Uighurs with more prosecutions, prison terms: HRW
3 years, 10 months ago

China targets Uighurs with more prosecutions, prison terms: HRW

Al Jazeera  

China has increased its prosecution of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, handing out longer jail terms, an HRW report has found. China has dramatically increased its prosecution of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang through the formal court system, handing out long prison terms for dubious charges such as “picking quarrels” and giving gifts to overseas relatives, a rights group said on Wednesday. …

China rejects Uighurs genocide charge, invites UN’s rights chief
3 years, 10 months ago

China rejects Uighurs genocide charge, invites UN’s rights chief

Al Jazeera  

Activists and UN rights experts have said that at least one million Muslims are detained in camps in the remote western region. Foreign Minister Wang Yi, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, said there were 24,000 mosques in the western region, adding that “basic facts show that there has never been so-called genocide, forced labour …

Britain challenges China at UN over access to Xinjiang
3 years, 10 months ago

Britain challenges China at UN over access to Xinjiang

CNN  

CNN — The United Nations must be given “urgent and unfettered” access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of abuses in the Chinese region, the United Kingdom said Monday, upon its return to the UN Human Rights Council as a voting member. “We see almost daily reports now that shine a new light on China’s systematic human rights violations perpetrated against …

China: Inside Xinjiang detention camps, allegations of shackled students and gang rape
3 years, 10 months ago

China: Inside Xinjiang detention camps, allegations of shackled students and gang rape

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — On the first day of her new teaching job at a Chinese government-run detention center in Xinjiang, Qelbinur Sidik said she saw two soldiers carry a young Uyghur woman out of the building on a stretcher. Her cheeks were drained of color, she was not breathing,” said Sidik, a former elementary school teacher who says she …

US ‘disturbed’ by reports of rape of Muslims in China camps
3 years, 11 months ago

US ‘disturbed’ by reports of rape of Muslims in China camps

Al Jazeera  

The US warns of serious consequences for atrocities committed against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs. The United States is “deeply disturbed” by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region and there must be serious consequences for atrocities committed there, the US State Department …

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