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The extreme drop in birth rates is unprecedented in the 71 years since the UN began collecting global fertility statistics, beating out declines in countries that witnessed wars or genocides.
US President Joe Biden discuss a number of topics in a speech to lawmakers at the Capitol after completing 100 days in office.
UK parliament says China is committing genocide against Uighurs
The UK parliament has passed a non-binding motion describing China's human rights abuses against Uighurs as genocide amid mounting international pressure on Beijing.
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
Washington: Uighurs demand urgent action against Beijing’s ‘genocide’
Dozens of Uighurs and supporters gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Washington to raise awareness of human rights abuses against the ...
UN in talks with China for unrestricted Xinjiang visit
The UN is in negotiations with Beijing for a visit "without restrictions" to Xinjiang to see how the Uyghur minority is being treated, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
China sanctions UK figures over Xinjiang
On Friday China announced sanctions against nine UK individuals and four entities, saying they had "maliciously spread lies and disinformation" ...
Hundreds of Uyghurs protest Chinese minister's Turkey visit
Nearly 1,000 Uyghurs rallied in Istanbul on Thursday.
Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs
Facebook said it disrupted efforts by hackers in China to spy on supporters of the Uyghur minority living abroad.
China envoy invites Italian MPs to Xinjiang
China's ambassador to Rome suggested Italian lawmakers personally visit the Xinjiang region to check whether the local Muslim Uyghur ...
China bristles at West over sanctions for Uyghur abuses
Beijing has banned 10 Europeans, including EU parliamentarians, from entry over the new sanctions.
China breaching all acts in UN genocide convention: report
A newly-published report says China has violated every single provision in the UN Genocide Convention.
Holocaust survivors urge UK to back Uighurs
The UK could be the latest country to implement legislation targeting China over its repression of the Uighur minority.
Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Uighur rights vote
A US-based Uighur rights group slammed Trudeau's decision as a 'complete disappointment'.
How does Uighur 'genocide' designation affect US policy?
Comment: Whether to designate human rights atrocities as genocide is a fraught discussion that can hinder rather than precipitate further ...
US, UK vow action after Uighur sexual violence report
The US and UK vowed action after a BBC investigation detailed testimonies of sexual violence against Uighur women in Chinese camps.
Rohingya student group demands consultation in repatriation talks
“We don’t have lots of demands for repatriation. We just want our safety and security to be guaranteed, and the government of Myanmar should ...
Twitter removes 'dehumanising' Chinese embassy tweet on Uighur women
The tweet, posted on Thursday, drew widespread condemnation for claiming that Uighur women have had their minds "emancipated" and are no longer ...
China boasts of 'liberating baby-machine Uighur women' in Xinjiang
Beijing has touted its 'liberation' of Uighur women amid reports of widespread forced birth control and sterilisation.
Apple supplier 'using forced Uighur labour': report
Apple has denied any role or connection to forced labour practices in China following the release of a report by the Tech Transparency Project.
Uighur men detained in Saudi risk deportation, torture: HRW
Human Rights Watch has called on the Saudi authorities to immediately disclose the status of Hemdullah Abduweli, a 52 year-old Muslim scholar, ...
Netflix dismisses concerns over adaptation of anti-Uyghur author's work
Netflix says it does not agree with Liu Cixin's comments, but will continue with the series adaptation.
Satellite imagery reveals skyrocketing number of China's internment camps
Satellite images from Xinjiang show where hundreds of prisons have been constructed since 2018 to accommodate China's mass incarceration of ...
Fears for Uighur culture as scholars vanish in crackdown
At least 435 Uighur intellectuals have been imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, according to the Uyghur Human Rights ...
China has warned of a 'resolute response' to unilateral sanctions from the UK.
US senators have accused Turkey of mistreating muslim Uighurs who have escaped prosecution in China.
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