Uyghurs

Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia

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The Uyghurs, alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. They are considered to be one of China's 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities. The Uyghurs are recognized by the Chinese government only as a regional minority within a multicultural nation. The Chinese government rejects the notion of the Uyghurs being an indigenous group.

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U.S. bans cotton imports from China producer The Trump administration expanded economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Wednesday, banning cotton imports from a powerful Chinese quasi-military organization that it says uses forced labor.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:58Published 18 hours ago

Muslim community in Nepal hold anti-China protest, demand justice for Uyghur Muslim Kalyankari Samaj, a civil society group, in Nepal held anti-China protest rally in Pokhara city. It condemned the atrocities against Uyghur Muslims, a minority community in China. Protestors.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:23Published 5 days ago

Demonstration against China's repression of Uyghurs in occupied East Turkistan Civil society members organised a protest outside Dhaka Press Club to mark the Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of East Turkistan. East Turkistan had fallen into Chinese occupation in the 18th.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:26Published 3 weeks ago

Watch: Protest in Canada against China’s atrocities on Ughyur Muslims Hundreds of people participated in an anti-China protest in Canada’s Vancouver over atrocities against Uyghurs. The protestors marched from Vancouver Art Gallery to the Chinese consulate office in.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:09Published on October 19, 2020

Anti-China protests in Canada highlight brutal repression of ethnic Uyghurs Demonstrations condemning Chinese atrocities on ethnic Uyghurs were held in Canadian city Vancouver. Shouting anti-China slogans, protesters carried a march till Chinese embassy. Seven human rights.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:54Published on October 19, 2020

'Something close' to genocide in China's Xinjiang: WH Robert O'Brien, the U.S. national security adviser, on Friday during an online event said that China was perpetrating 'something close to' a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:49Published on October 16, 2020

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Uighurs in Australia fear retaliation from China for speaking out about 'ethnic genocide' Representatives from the Uighur community in Australia have told a parliamentary committee about their fears of retaliation for speaking out about the “ethnic genocide” unfolding in northwest.. SBS - Published on October 9, 2020
China warns of countermeasures in response to U.S. Uighurs law China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, demanding that Washington.. Reuters - Published on June 18, 2020
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Trump signs bill calling for sanctions over China treatment of Uighur Muslims U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions against those responsible for repression of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, the White House said in a.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
U.S. lawmakers say Uighur bill supports China's Muslims U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday said legislation targeting Chinese officials over treatment of the country's Uighur Muslim minority sent a "clear message" of support from Washington, seeking to prod the.. Reuters - Published on June 2, 2020
China calls U.S. Uighur bill a 'smear' and severe interference The U.S. bill proposing to sanction Chinese officials over their treatment of the Uighur minority blatantly smears China's anti-terrorism efforts and severely interferes in China's internal affairs,.. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020

U.S. bill to pressure China over Uighur rights goes to Trump for decision The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims, sending the bill to the White.. Reuters - Published on May 28, 2020
U.S. Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trump's administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority, the latest push in.. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020
Senate leader expects vote soon on seeking China sanctions over Uighurs U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he expects the chamber to move soon to pass a bill that would call on the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown.. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020
Think-tank report on Uighur labor in China lists global brands Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of "forced labor" in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and Australian think tank said in a report.. Reuters - Published on March 2, 2020

U.N. rights boss seeks advance team access for China trip United Nations rights boss Michelle Bachelet called on China on Thursday to provide "unfettered access for an advance team" to prepare her proposed visit, saying it should include a probe into the.. Reuters - Published on February 27, 2020
Uighur man issues desperate plea for wife and child after Chinese official 'lied' on Australian TV Sadam Abdusalam is fighting to have his wife and three-year-old son, who is an Australian citizen, freed from house arrest in Xinjiang. SBS - Published on February 25, 2020
Senator Rubio bringing Uighur activist as State of the Union guest Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said on Monday he was bringing Rushan Abbas, an advocate for the rights of China's Uighur Muslim minority, as his guest for President Donald Trump's annual State of.. Reuters - Published on February 3, 2020	Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to press China over Uighurs U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities, a sensitive matter for the Central Asian nation which has.. Reuters - Published on February 2, 2020
U.S. lawmakers predict passage of bill backing China's Uighurs Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress predicted on Wednesday that the House of Representatives and Senate would agree on a compromise version of legislation requiring a tougher Trump.. Reuters - Published on January 8, 2020	Clashes as police try to clear Hong Kong protesters after Uighur support rally Hong Kong riot police pepper sprayed protesters to disperse crowds in the heart of the city's financial district on Sunday after a largely peaceful rally in support of China's ethnic Uighurs turned.. Reuters - Published on December 22, 2019
Turkish protesters march in support of Uighurs after Ozil comments Thousands of protesters marched in support of China's Uighurs in Istanbul on Friday and voiced solidarity with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil after the furore caused by his criticism of China's policies.. Reuters - Published on December 20, 2019	Cabinet minister rejects Chinese claims detention of one million Uighurs is 'fake news' Senior Cabinet Minister Michaelia Cash says Australia will keep urging China to end the detention of one million Uighur Muslims in camps. SBS - Published on December 19, 2019
Australia rejects China's Uighur claims Senior Cabinet Minister Michaelia Cash says Australia will keep urging China to end the detention of one million Uighur Muslims in camps. SBS - Published on December 19, 2019	Chinese ambassador dismisses reported detention of Uighurs as 'fake news' China's ambassador to Australia has held a rare press conference at his residence in Canberra, labelling the reported detention of Uighurs as 'fake news'. SBS - Published on December 19, 2019
Detention of Uighurs 'fake news': China China's ambassador to Australia has held a rare press conference at his residence in Canberra, labelling the reported detention of Uighurs as 'fake news'. SBS - Published on December 19, 2019	Ozil removed from computer game in China over Uighur comments Arsenal's Mesut Ozil has been removed from Konami's eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2020 computer game in China over his comments about the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslims. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019
Daughter accepts EU Parliament prize on behalf of Uighur activist The daughter of jailed Uighur rights activist Ilham Tohti accepted a European Parliament prize on his behalf on Wednesday, urging lawmakers in an address not to be "complicit in the Chinese persecution.. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019	Wenger says Ozil must 'accept consequences' of China criticism Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Wednesday Mesut Ozil must "accept the consequences" of criticizing China's treatment of its Uighur Muslims, but he defended the star midfielder's right to.. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019
Pompeo expresses support for Arsenal player in criticism of China's treatment of Uighurs U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday came out in support of Arsenal player Mesut Ozil for his criticism of China's treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims, saying Beijing can censor the team's.. Reuters - Published on December 17, 2019	Indonesia Muslim groups deny China lobbying sways views on Uighurs Indonesia's biggest Muslim groups have denied that lobbying by Beijing, including tours facilitated by China in Xinjiang, had influenced their stance on the treatment of the region's Muslim Uighur.. Reuters - Published on December 17, 2019
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Arsenal distances itself from midfielder Ozil's comments on China, Uighurs English soccer club Arsenal tried on Saturday to distance itself from the comments of its star midfielder Mesut Ozil after he posted messages on Twitter and Instagram critical of China's policies.. Reuters - Published on December 14, 2019	'Chinese government cannot silence me': Uighur activist speaks out and asks Australians for support Leading Uighur campaigner Rushan Abbas is calling on the Australian government to punish China for its human rights abuses through trade. Here, she tells SBS News of her personal pain and appeals to.. SBS - Published on December 8, 2019
U.S. Uighur bill's threat to surveillance economy puts China on offensive China reacted angrily to President Donald Trump's approval of legislation supporting Hong Kong protesters last month, but movement on another congressional bill, backing Uighur Muslims in China's.. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019	China official media blasts U.S. Uighur bill, calls for reprisals Chinese official media excoriated the United States and called for harsh reprisals in editorials on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation requiring a stronger response to.. Reuters - Published on December 5, 2019
China summons U.S. embassy official over Uighur bill China summoned a representative of the U.S. embassy on Wednesday to protest against a U.S. House of Representatives bill about Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority, state television.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019	China warns U.S. over Uighur bill, raising doubts over early trade deal China warned on Wednesday that the U.S. House of Representatives bill calling for a tougher U.S. response to Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority will impact bilateral cooperation, casting.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
Trump comments, Uighur bill hurt prospects of U.S.-China deal U.S. President Donald Trump's comments that a trade agreement with China may have to wait until late 2020 and a House of Representatives bill targeting camps for Muslims in Xinjiang have cast doubt on.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019	China says opposes U.S. House bill on Uighurs China said on Wednesday it resolutely opposes the U.S. House of Representatives' bill requiring the Trump administration to toughen its response to what the bill called China's crackdown on ethnic.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019
U.S. House approves Uighur bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown on its Muslim minority, drawing.. Reuters - Published on December 4, 2019	No excuse for silence on China's camps for Uighurs: exiled leader The exiled leader of China's minority Muslim Uighurs is pressing countries to cut trade links with Beijing, saying the time for business as usual is over. Reuters - Published on November 27, 2019
Pompeo says documents confirm China committing 'very significant' Xinjiang abuses Recently leaked documents confirm China is committing "very significant" human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims and other minority groups in mass detention, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.. Reuters - Published on November 26, 2019	Germany: China must meet its human rights obligations Germany's foreign minister on Tuesday said China must fulfill human rights obligations as United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim.. Reuters - Published on November 26, 2019
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Government of China's Xinjiang says leak on Uighur camps 'fake news' A report in the New York Times that included 400 pages of leaked internal documents on the internment of Uighur Muslims was "fabricated" and prompted by "hostile foreign forces", the government of.. Reuters - Published on November 19, 2019	What lies beyond China's crushing of the Uighurs We now have proof that China's President is behind the giant prison that is Xinjiang - and that the picture does not end there. The Age - Published on November 18, 2019
Leaked Chinese government documents show details of Xinjiang clampdown: NYT A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times.. Reuters - Published on November 17, 2019	'Deeply disturbing': Australia condemns leaked Chinese documents detailing mass detention of Uighur Muslims Australian politicians have expressed grave concerns over the details of a New York Times exposé on the Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region. SBS - Published on November 17, 2019
China-Aust human rights partnership 'over' A human rights partnership with China has been suspended after two decades amid the detention of Uighurs and the barring of two Australian politicians. SBS - Published on November 17, 2019	'Outspoken' Senator James Paterson says he was banned from China for raising Uighurs' plight Federal Liberal senator James Paterson says China's decision to deny him and an MP entry is because of their recent criticism of the country's regime. SBS - Published on November 16, 2019

Uyghurs

Turkic ethnic group of Central and East Asia

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