Tag Archives: East Turkistan

• Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to acknowledge China’s repression of Uyghurs 22 June 2021 | Omer Farooq Khan This post has no comments yet

  Pakistan PM Imran Khan has defended his silence on reports about “genocide” of Uyghur Muslims in China by claiming that Islamabad discussed such matters with Beijing “behind closed doors”. ...

• President Xi tells officials to look to Qinghai as model for governing Tibet and Xinjiang 10 June 2021 | Jun Mai This post has 2 comments

  Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day tour of the northwestern province of Qinghai on Wednesday by stressing its importance for maintaining order in neighbouring Xinjiang and Tibet. ...

• China showcases Xinjiang’s economy to fight rights criticism 2 June 2021 This post has no comments yet

  China is showcasing economic development in its northwestern Xinjiang region to fight allegations of human rights abuses there. More than 1 million people have been held in a vast system of prison-like detention centres. ...

• China sanctions US and Canadian bodies over Xinjiang 27 March 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China on Saturday imposed sanctions against two American religious rights officials and one Canadian lawmaker in response to sanctions imposed by the United States and Canada over Xinjiang. ...

• West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU 23 March 2021 | Robin Emmott and David Brunnstrom This post has no comments yet

  The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada imposed sanctions on Chinese officials on Monday for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first such coordinated Western action against Beijing under new US President Joe Biden. ...

• Canada calls on China to stop persecution of Uyghurs, Tibetans 15 March 2021 This post has 2 comments

  Conservative party of Canada has called on China to stop the persecution of people who practice their religion or belief including Christians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, saying Canada must stand behind those who advocate for religious freedom. ...

• US condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uyghurs, Tibetans 12 March 2021 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has no comments yet

  The United States on Friday condemned China’s abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, including what it called “crimes against humanity and genocide” in Xinjiang against Muslim Uyghurs and severe restrictions in Tibet. ...

• China says door to Xinjiang ‘always open’, but UN rights boss should not prejudge 2 March 2021 | Stephanie Nebehay This post has one comment

  China said on Tuesday that it was discussing a visit to its Xinjiang region by United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, but that she should not set out with the aim of condemning its policies. ...

• Canadian MPs say China’s treatment of Uyghurs is ‘genocide’ 23 February 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Canadian MPs have voted to label Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as genocide, a move angrily slammed by China on Tuesday as a "malicious provocation." ...

• Women detained in China’s Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused: BBC 3 February 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

  Women in China’s system of detention camps for ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang were subject to rape, sexual abuse and torture, according to a BBC report on Wednesday. ...