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Beijing: China is following a coercive campaign in the Xinjiang region of the country which is believed to have led to a sharp decline in the number of Uyghur Muslims, claims an Australia think tank group. more
China school boy death: Thousands protest online after victim's mother voices her helplessness

Chengdu: The death of a minor student in his school in Chinese city of Chengdu has triggered widespread online protest after his parents raised questions over an initial investigation tha ...

UK lawmakers declare China's treatment of Uyghurs as genocide

London: British lawmakers recently unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a genocide, adding more pressure on Beijing.

Despite Covid-19, countries like China ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions: Report

Beijing: The unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic were not enough to deter 18 countries, including China, from carrying out executions in 2020, Amnesty International said tod ...

Chinese govt committing crimes against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, says Human Rights Watch

Beijing: The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said in a report rel ...

China attempting to frame innocent Hong Kong activist: Report

Hong Kong: Anti-slavery activist Luke de Pulford has said the Chinese government is trying to “make an example” of imprisoned Hong Kong activist Andy Li after he was arrested ...

Chinese Christains held in secretive brainwashing camps: Reports

Beijing: Chinese authorities have secretively started detaining Christians in  "transformation" facilities to make them renounce their faith, media reports said.

Chinese satirist jailed for tweets criticising Chinese Communist Party

A Chinese court has handed down a 14-month jail term to performance artist and online influencer Chen Shaotian following  his critical comments about life under the ruling Chinese Co ...

US wishes to discuss boycotting 2022 Beijing Olympics with allies, partners

Washington/Sputnik: The US government plans to discuss with its allies and partners jointly boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics Games in Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price s ...

Rights experts concerned about alleged detention, forced labour of Uyghurs in China

New York: Independent UN human rights experts have urged companies to closely scrutinize their supply chains following concerns over the alleged detention and forced labour of Muslim Uygh ...