Uyghur Genocide

CUI TIANKAI, China’s ambassador to the United States, lashed out in May at reports of human rights violations, forced labor, and genocide against the Uyghur and other Muslim minority populations of the Xinjiang region in northwest China. He said the reports are “a downright lie,” “systematic...

Amidst raising questions and criticism over Pakistan's silence on China’s alleged human rights abuses against the ethnic residents in its northwest-most province, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed why he does not defend the Uyghur Muslims. An estimated 1 million people or more — most...

The Czech Senate has voted unanimously on a motion labelling the Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities as amounting to Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. The move comes as the Belgian Parliament prepares for a showdown on a resolution condemning...

The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has responded angrily to the communique and accused the G7 of ‘interfering’ China has accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over its human rights record in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. In a communique after a three-day...

VANCOUVER—A refugee support group has filed a court application to try and force Ottawa to stop the import of goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region unless it is proven the items were not made using forced labour. Last November, Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN)...

President of the United States, Mr Joe  Biden Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Mario  Draghi Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Boris  Johnson President of the European Commission, Ms Ursula von der  Leyen President of France, Mr Emmanuel  Macron Chancellor of Germany, Ms...

Australian-born Mehray Mezensof has been married to her husband, Mirzat Taher, 30, for almost five years. But he has been absent for most of this period. The 27-year-old told Sky News the young couple have only spent 14 months of their marriage together, as Mr Taher was in and out of...

Widespread internment, torture and rights abuses have been claimed by former detainees as Beijing continues a policy of denial Amnesty International has collected new evidence of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region of China, which it says has become a “dystopian hellscape” for hundreds...

Zara parent company Inditex posted earnings this morning for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, showing strong growth. Overall sales grew by 50% in the first quarter from the previous quarter to nearly $6 billion. Much of that growth has come from the reopening of stores globally and...