Human Rights

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  Human Rights

  2022-05-26

  Uighur abuse likely approved by Beijing at 'highest levels'

  New leaked documents show thousands of photographs from inside Xinjiang's system of mass incarceration, including many detained Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.

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  Human Rights

  2022-04-11

  Increasing atrocities in Ukraine test limits of Chinese-Russian alliance

  The horrifying evidence of civilian deaths as Russian forces retreat from the suburbs of Kyiv has prompted even steadfast Kremlin ally China to question the 'deeply disturbing' reports.

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  Human Rights

  2022-03-25

  Chinese foreign minister makes 'ironic' OIC visit amid ongoing Uighur genocide

  Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's attendance at the the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) meeting is 'rather ironic' given Beijing's ill treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang, said one observer.

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  Human Rights

  2022-01-26

  Kabul bakery aims to save Afghans from hunger as poverty crisis worsens

  For the families receiving free bread in a campaign organised by a Kabul university professor, the naan is the only food they will eat on some days.

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  Human Rights

  2021-12-31

  Clerics back US stance against China's repression of Muslim minorities

  The United States is punishing China economically and diplomatically for its 'genocide' of Muslims in Xinjiang, and leaders in the Islamic world say more countries should follow suit.

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  Human Rights

  2021-12-24

  Xi deemed personally responsible for horrors China has committed against Muslims

  Chinese President Xi Jinping has spearheaded policies 'intended to destroy a significant part' of the Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang, a panel of 9 lawyers and human rights analysts concluded.

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  Human Rights

  2021-12-09

  US House votes to punish China over crimes against Muslims in Xinjiang

  'Across China, millions are enduring outrageous human rights abuses: from mass surveillance... to mass torture including solitary confinement and forced sterilisations,' said one US official.

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  Human Rights

  2021-12-07

  Islamic world 'must unite' to stop China's oppression of Muslims

  China is using its economic leverage to compel regional leaders to stay silent while Beijing orchestrates horrific acts against Muslims, yet popular outrage can no longer be contained.

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  Human Rights

  2021-11-30

  World Food Programme kicks off food deliveries from Tajikistan to Afghanistan

  The UN agency also began distributing cash in Kabul to about 3,000 families severely hit by the country's growing humanitarian crisis.

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  Human Rights

  2021-11-12

  Regime-fuelled sexism erodes few remaining rights left for Iranian women

  The latest attempt by regime-affiliated organisations to omit women from billboards has set off a wave of criticism from the public.