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Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing o…
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China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups
Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed in crackdown by BeijingHundr…
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Genetics journal retracts 17 papers from China due to human rights concerns
Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, …
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German firm BASF to pull out of Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
Chemicals producer says audits revealed no wrongdoing but recent media reports crossed red lineThe German chem…
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German firm BASF urged to quit Xinjiang over ‘gross abuses’ of Uyghurs
Exclusive: Politicians say chemicals producer ‘appears to be implicated’ in abuses of minorities in Chinese pr…
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China’s human rights record criticised at UN as it faces rare scrutiny of policies
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US …
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Thermo Fisher stops sale of DNA kits in Tibet after activists raised fears of rights abuses
Campaigners say testing is among methods used to surveil people in the tightly controlled regionThe US biotech…
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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in X…
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‘Substantial volume’ of clothing tied to Uyghur forced labour entering EU, says study
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China…
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What do we know about forced labour in Xinjiang?
Beijing says labour transfers are poverty alleviation tool, but research raises concerns schemes are not volun…
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Campaigners aim to lower support for China on UN human rights council
Parliamentarians from 15 countries urge reduction in vote to signal disapproval of country’s crackdown on Uygh…
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Chinese authorities reportedly sentence Uyghur professor to life in prison
Human rights group says Rahile Dawut lost appeal after being convicted in 2018 on charges of promoting ‘splitt…
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China’s push to promote state-approved version of Uyghur culture – in pictures
After years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the Chinese government is pumping cash into repa…
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‘If I left, I’d have to go without a word’: how I escaped China’s mass arrests – podcast
When hundreds of my fellow Uyghurs started disappearing into ‘re-education camps’ every day, it became clear t…
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Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses
Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are dis…