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Topic: Uyghur

China’s campaign to obliterate Uyghurs is sowing seeds for generations of hate & conflict

In a secret meeting, Xi Jinping had asked his officials to act without mercy. Years later, the crushing of Uyghurs has a heavy cost.

Here’s a full picture of what China has in plans for Xinjiang and what Uyghurs can expect

See what experts say about China’s long-term vision for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs.

What is ETIM, the Uyghur extremist group China wants Taliban to crack down on

The East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) is an extremist group of native Uyghurs who wish to establish a separate country called 'East Turkistan'.

Huseyin Celil, the ‘forgotten’ Canadian citizen jailed in China since 2007

An Uyghur activist, Celil was arrested by the Uzbek government at the request of the Chinese authorities in March 2006, a year after he got his Canadian citizenship. 

Did China hide birth control measures enforced in Xinjiang? Australia study thinks so

The report by Australian think-tank suggests birth rate in Xinjiang dropped by 48.74% between 2017 and 2019, amid ongoing crackdown on Uyghurs. China has challenged the findings.

‘Ideological cure’ for Uyghurs, ‘no mercy’ — what leaked papers reveal about Xinjiang camps

Leaked documents published by the New York Times reveal a serious crackdown on Uyghur Muslims by China, led by President Xi Jinping.

Islamic nations shamelessly silent while others condemn China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims

If there was a first prize for collateral damage caused by terrorism, it would hands down go to Muslims.

China separates kids from parents in Xinjiang ‘gulags’ as Uyghur Muslim suppression mounts

At least 4 closely-located and heavily-fenced 're-education camps' in China's Hotan alone, with nearly 90,000 inmates, satellite images show.

Chinese diplomat in Pakistan goes on tweet rampage after ‘Uyghur Muslims fed pork’ reports

Lijian Zhao directed angry tweets towards former Pakistani ambassador Husain Haqqani and US-based columnist C.J. Werleman, calling it ‘anti-China propaganda’.

Arabs turn blind eye to persecution of Chinese Muslims because of Beijing’s power

As Xi Jinping’s BRI becomes China’s pet project, there is a dramatic escalation in the country’s persecution of the Uyghurs.

On Camera

What Indira Gandhi said in her first speech as PM, 60 years ago

On 26 January 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech that was broadcast over All India Radio. This was her first address to the nation after becoming India’s first woman prime minister.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

US officially calls China ‘second most powerful country’, new strategy softens stand against Beijing, Moscow

New defence strategy marks clear break from Biden-era Pentagon policy, softening tone on China & Russia, while pushing allies to shoulder more responsibility with less US backing.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.