Uighurs
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BBC journalist leaves China after Beijing criticises Uighurs coverage
John Sudworth’s relocation to Taiwan comes after ‘months of personal attacks’ over reporting of alleged abuses…
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UN in talks with China over ‘no restrictions’ visit to Xinjiang
Mission to check out treatment of Uighur minority is backed by Beijing, says secretary-general António Guterre…
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US and Canada hit back at China’s ‘baseless’ sanctions as Xinjiang row deepens
Washington says Beijing’s tit-for-tat sanctions will only focus attention on its ‘genocide’ against UighursThe…
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UK Covid: percentage testing positive in England levels off but cases rise in Scotland; R number up slightly – as it happened
Covid cases plateau in England and Northern Ireland but rise in Scotland over the last week; UK’s R number up …
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Chinese public figures ditch western brands as Xinjiang row escalates
Burberry and H&M among brands targeted over stance on region at centre of Uighur abuses allegations Chines…
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China imposes sanctions on UK MPs, lawyers and academic in Xinjiang row
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith says he will wear the retaliation like a ‘badge of honour’ China has impo…
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Nike and H&M face backlash in China over Xinjiang statements
Chinese social media condemns statements by the companies as celebrities cancel contracts with brandsAnger wit…
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UK braced for Chinese retaliation over Uighur abuse sanctions
Analysis: British government will hope a deterioration in relations can be avoidedThe UK government is bracing…
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Australia and New Zealand welcome sanctions on China over Uighur abuses but impose none of their own
Chinese embassy accuses Canberra of ‘despicable smearing’ of China after Australian foreign minister raises ‘g…
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US and Canada follow EU and UK to sanction Chinese officials over Xinjiang
It is the first time for three decades UK or EU has punished China for human rights abusesBritain and the EU h…
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A child screams in Myanmar … and China pretends not to hear
The country’s global standing is plunging as Xi Jinping attempts to whitewash atrocities in the name of empire…
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China breaching every article in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
Thinktank publishes first non-governmental legal examination of China’s actions in XinjiangThe Chinese governm…
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Hong Kong activists and plight of the Uighurs: human rights this week in photos
A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Colombia to the Sahara Continue rea…
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China’s Communist party ran campaign to discredit BBC, thinktank finds
Australian study finds a ‘coordinated effort by CCP’s propaganda apparatus’ to distract from critical BBC repo…
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Chinese labour schemes aimed to cut Uighur population, report reveals
Accidental publication adds to growing body of evidence of Beijing’s efforts to persecute minorityChinese labo…