Uighur Muslims

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the release of the 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S., March 30, 2021. Mandel NganPool via REUTERS
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US human rights report blasts China over Uighurs, Russia's targeting of Navalny

The State Department released reports on the rights situation last year in nearly 200 countries, which are required annually by law and include detailed reports on geopolitical rivals like Russia...

Imams and government officials pass under security cameras as they leave the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019/ Reuters
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UN negotiating with China for unfettered access to Xinjiang: Guterres tells CBC

Ethnic Uighurs and activists attend a protest against the visit of China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to the Turkish capital in front of the Chinese Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
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Uighur Muslims protest in Turkey as Chinese foreign minister visits

The H&M clothing store is seen in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, US, November 15, 2019. Photo:Reuters
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H&M, Nike face social media storm in China over Xinjiang statement

A perimeter fence is constructed around what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Dabancheng in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Picture taken September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/
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West sanctions China over Xinjiang abuses, Beijing hits back at EU

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks speaks during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the State Department in Washington, U.S., February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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Uighur exiles urge Blinken to demand China close Xinjiang camps

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64 countries voice opposition to unfounded allegations against China on human rights

A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near what is officially called a vocational education centre in Yining in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. Photo: Reuters
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US congressmen seek bill to boost Uighur refugee status

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Secret Chinese study reveals Uighur ‘assimilation’ goal

Imams and government officials pass under security cameras as they leave the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019/ Reuters
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EU calls on China to allow 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang

FILE PHOTO: A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near what is officially called a vocational education centre in Yining in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 4, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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Canadian MPs say China’s treatment of Uighurs is ‘genocide’

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Twitter says it locked account of China's US embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

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Asked about Xinjiang, UK's Johnson says attribution of genocide a matter for courts