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Death of 2nd Uyghur man sparks outcry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2023
» The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
Second Uyghur dies in detention, says rights group
Published on 27/04/2023
» The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
China slams UN report alleging Xinjiang abuses
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» BEIJING: A UN report said claims of torture and forced labour in China's Xinjiang are credible and warned crimes against humanity may have taken place, allegations condemned Thursday by Beijing as a "political tool" aimed at containing the country.
US removes group targeted by China from terror list
AFP, Published on 07/11/2020
» WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it had removed from its list of terror groups a shadowy faction regularly blamed by China to justify its harsh crackdown in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region.
US punishes senior Chinese officials over Uighur rights
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday took its first major action to stop "horrific" abuses against China's Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims, slapping sanctions on several senior officials.
US House passes Uighur bill urging sanctions on Chinese officials
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would apply sanctions against senior Chinese officials, triggering a furious response from Beijing.
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» HOTAN, China: The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased.
Uighur refugees deserve freedom
News, Published on 20/11/2018
» On Aug 1, 2018, Bilal, a 27-year-old Uighur refugee, died in a Thai immigration detention facility, where he had been held since March 2014. Thai police and volunteers from a local NGO helped with funeral arrangements and Bilal was buried in an Islamic cemetery far from his family and homeland.