Human Rights

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  Human Rights

  2021-07-23

  Iran's Baluch minority neglected amid 'coronavirus tsunami'

  As the Delta variant spreads, impoverished Sistan and Baluchestan residents near the Pakistan border are contending with crowded hospitals and a shortage of care.

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  Human Rights

  2021-07-20

  In eastern Afghanistan, Taliban advances meet Beijing's Xinjiang oppression

  Alarm is growing in Beijing over the prospect of having an Islamist group like the Taliban share a border with Xinjiang, where China is engaged in systematic oppression of Muslims.

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  Human Rights

  2021-07-14

  Taliban return to oppression in newly seized Afghan territory

  Women are barred for leaving their homes, men are prohibited from shaving, and local leaders are being forced to provide lists of young women to marry off to the group's fighters.

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  Human Rights

  2021-06-25

  Chinese policies could prevent births of over 4 million Muslim babies in Xinjiang

  Beijing is actively pursuing a policy of decreasing the number of children born to ethnic minorities, and increasing the number of Han Chinese as part of ongoing demographic manipulations.

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  Human Rights

  2021-06-22

  Decoding Iran's vaccine strategy: denial, deception, dishonesty

  As COVID-19 continues to kill Iranians amid the regime's mismanagement, Tehran carries on with deceiving the public and prioritising politics over people's health.

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  Human Rights

  2021-06-17

  China accused of 'harvesting' organs from religious, ethnic minorities

  The UN report on Beijing's campaign to harvest organs from prisoners comes amid heightened tensions over the flagrant human rights abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang.

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  Human Rights

  2021-06-08

  Tribunal investigates China's genocide of Muslims in Xinjiang

  In the opening days, the panel heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, and descriptions of squalid conditions and brutality in Chinese 're-education' camps.

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  Human Rights

  2021-05-18

  China arrested over 1,000 imams amid crackdown on Islam in Xinjiang

  Chinese authorities targeted imams for 'crimes' such as preaching, convening prayer groups or officiating weddings. Others were detained for refusing to turn in Qurans to be burned.

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  Human Rights

  2021-05-13

  Investigation details China's campaign to sterilise Muslim women in Xinjiang

  Women are forced to be fitted with contraceptive devices or be sterilised, abort pregnancies, pay steep fines if they had too many children, and take drugs that stop their menstrual cycles.

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  Human Rights

  2021-04-23

  China's 'Sinicisation' policy aims to stamp out identity of Muslim minorities

  Beijing is committing 'crimes against humanity' by attempting to erase Muslim culture and religion through 're-education' camps in Xinjiang, says Human Rights Watch.