Uyghurs
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Spyware targets Uyghurs by ‘masquerading’ as Android apps – report
Researchers say spyware is connected to a Chinese government-backed hacking groupCybersecurity researchers hav…
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Failure to investigate UK imports linked to forced Uyghur labour unlawful, court told
World Uyghur Forum brings high court challenge against government agencies over Xinjiang cotton importsUK gove…
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China using influencers to whitewash human rights abuses, report finds
Social media videos by people from the Uyghur community are part of a sophisticated propaganda campaign, think…
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West weighs calling for China Uyghur abuses inquiry at UN
Battle over influence at Human Rights Council, with Beijing warning of ‘politicisation of human rights’Western…
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‘Our people are still trapped’: Uyghur exiles demand action on abuses
Campaigners criticise failure of UN report to label China’s crackdown on Muslim minorities genocide“I feel lik…
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New Zealand’s shadow foreign affairs spokesperson faces criticism for response to UN report on Uyghurs
Gerry Brownlee says report on human rights violations in Xinjiang recognises China is ‘dealing with a terroris…
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Lawyer criticises UN report’s failure to call Uyghur oppression ‘genocide’
Sir Geoffrey Nice QC says outgoing human rights chief’s report on China makes it easier for international comm…
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Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses
Damning report cites human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in north-west Chinese provinceChina has co…
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Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in XinjiangGovernm…
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China’s treatment of Uyghurs may be crime against humanity, says UN human rights chief
Michelle Bachelet issues report minutes before her term ends, detailing ‘credible’ reports of torture, forced …
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US ban on cotton from forced Uyghur labour comes into force
Fashion industry told to avoid cotton from Xinjiang, which accounts for 84% of China’s exports of the productT…
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UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
Michelle Bachelet says she was supervised by China officials throughout six-day visit that critics have called…
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UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
Michelle Bachelet, strongly criticised over Xinjiang visit, cites personal reasons for decisionThe United Nati…
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Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression
Open letter signed by academics in wake of Michelle Bachelet’s China visit demands release of UN report on hum…
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West demands publication of UN’s long-awaited Xinjiang report
Michelle Bachelet’s report on alleged rights abuses in China’s Uyghur region remains under wraps despite recen…