Uighur

Police officers patrol in the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on 4 May 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Pete
China

China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in prison, rights group say

Rights advocates have accused China of launching a mass internment campaign targeting Uyghurs, along with abuses such as forced sterilisation and cultural repression, termed "genocide" by...

Al Ittehad Islami Organization protests China’s 'persecution of Uighur'
Bangladesh

Al Ittehad Islami Organization protests China’s 'persecution of Uighur'

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks to staff in the Rose Garden as he returns from Covid-19 isolation to work in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Biden raised genocide and forced labor with Xi, White House says

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends an event at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report - document

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends an event at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
China

China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report - document

A Chinese national flag flies outside the former Xinqu Mosque that had its minarets and central dome removed in Changji outside Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, May 6, 2021. Picture taken May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
China

UN may visit Chinese region shrouded by rights accusations

Police officers patrol in the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on 4 May 2021. File Photo: REUTERS/Thomas Pete
USA

Biden signs bill banning imports from Xinjiang over forced labor concerns

A general view of the US Capitol in Washington, US November 10, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott
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Bill to clamp down on products from China's Xinjiang passes Congress, Biden next

A Chinese national flag flies outside the former Xinqu Mosque that had its minarets and central dome removed in Changji outside Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, May 6, 2021. Picture taken May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
China

UN to publish Xinjiang findings soon

Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya/File Photo
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China's Xi responsible for Uyghur 'genocide', unofficial tribunal says

A woman walks past the Beijing 2022 logo that is seen outside the headquarters of the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park, the site of a former steel mill, in Beijing, China, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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Biden says US considering diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

A general view shows a manufacturing plant of Universal Electronics Inc in Qinzhou, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
World+Biz

US electronics firm struck deal to transport and hire Uyghur workers

Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education center in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018.REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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UN rights chief regrets lack of access to Xinjiang