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Uyghur university lecturer confirmed detained in China's Xinjiang region
Updated : 6 days, 15 hours ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 20 (ANI): A Uyghur lecturer from a university in northwestern China's Xinjiang region has been sentenced to prison for "disregarding" the national language, a media report said.
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Tibetans, monks forced to move away for Chinese power plant construction
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Beijing [China], May 19 (ANI): China's oppression over Tibet continues to be a cause of worry for Tibetans as the residents of a Tibetan village in northwestern China's Qinghai province accompanied by monks living in a nearby monastery are being forced to move away from their homes to pave w
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20 Uyghur teachers arrested in Xinjiang including Secy of Marxism Institut
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Xinjiang [China], May 12 (ANI): As many as 20 Uyghur teachers from a university in northwestern China's Xinjiang province have been arrested, a media report said.
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Uyghur journalist serving 15 years in prison for 'political crimes' in Xin
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China's Xinjiang region for "political crimes", Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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China sentences Uyghur high school principal to 18 years in prison
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): China sentenced an Uyghur educator and principal of a high school in Korla (Kuerle in Chinese) in northwestern China's Xinjiang region to 18 years in prison for inviting two Uyghur scholars to give presentations.
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China restrict what Tibetan children are taught about Dalai Lama
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Qinghai [China], December 2 (ANI): Chinese authorities in northwestern Qinghai province have stepped up efforts to berate the Dalai Lama, going as far as questioning children to discover what their parents have told them about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, Radio Free Asia (RFA) report
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Chinese authorities block Tibetan children from attending classes outside
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Beijing [China], November 4 (ANI): Tibetan children in northwestern China's Qinghai province are being blocked by the authorities from taking classes outside their schools during winter holidays in an attempt aimed to weaken the connection to their native language, a media report said citing
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Uyghur businessman, who disappeared in 2017, confirmed to be held in Xinji
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): A Uyghur entrepreneur, who disappeared four years ago following his return from the US, has been confirmed detained by authorities in an internment camp in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, sources familiar with the case told Radio Free Asia.
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US State Dept releases new webpage on China's atrocities on Uyghurs in Xin
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): The US State Department has released a new webpage highlighting the Chinese government's human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other minority groups in Xinjiang Province in northwestern China.
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Uyghur activist protests outside Chinese Embassy in US on anniversary of s
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist, staged a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the United States on the second anniversary of her sister's detention in northwestern China's Xinjiang province.
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Disney's choice to film Mulan in Xinjiang tacit approval of Chinese oppres
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur-American activist, has hit out at Disney over its choice to film several scenes of the movie 'Mulan' in northwestern China's Xinjiang, saying it is tacit approval of the Chinese government's brutal campaign against the Uyghurs.
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Public washroom constructed on razed mosque site in Xinjiang
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Xinjiang [China], Aug 17 (ANI): A public washroom has been constructed on the site of a demolished mosque in Atush of Xinjiang province in northwestern China, a local official said.
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