China's President Xi Jinping makes rare visit to XinjiangXi Jinping visited Xinjiang to mark the region's 70th anniversary. He met ethnic representatives, urging unity for a better Xinjiang. The r...
23 Sep, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Chinese spyware targets Uyghurs through apps: reportUyghurs are a Turkic Muslim minority predominantly in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, where a recent UN report said Beijing may ha...
11 Nov, 2022, 11.35 AM IST
China silent on India's abstention at UNHRC vote, says crackdown in Xinjiang aimed at countering terrorismChina's comments came after India abstained from voting on the Xinjiang issue at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thurs...
08 Oct, 2022, 06.05 PM IST
Human rights of people of Xinjiang should be respected and guaranteed: India"India remains committed to upholding all human rights. India's vote is in line with its long held position that country specific resolutio...
07 Oct, 2022, 07.06 PM IST
India abstains from voting in UNHRC over holding debate on rights situation in China's XinjiangThe draft resolution on "holding a debate on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China" was rejected ...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.34 AM IST
India takes note of UN report on maltreatment of minorities in China's Xinjiang regionIn the report, the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner referred to serious human rights violations in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomou...
01 Sep, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
Leaked documents show China's plan of Uyghur repressionThe files contain information about over 20,000 detained Uyghurs, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
30 Jun, 2022, 06.55 AM IST
Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the worldA list obtained and partially verified by the AP cites the names of more than 10,000 Uyghurs sent to prison in just Konasheher county alone...
16 May, 2022, 10.58 AM IST
U.S. adds 14 Chinese companies, to economic black list over XinjiangThe Commerce Department said the companies had been "implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of China’s camp...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Washington condemns China's 'baseless sanctions' against US officials over Xinjiang: Antony Blinken"Beijing's attempts to intimidate and silence those speaking out for human rights and fundamental freedoms only contribute to the growing i...
28 Mar, 2021, 08.07 AM IST
Western nations rebuke China at UNHRC over human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong KongSpeaking during the 45th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday (local time), John Fisher of Human Rights Wat...
27 Sep, 2020, 08.29 AM IST
China hits back; sanctions top US officials, politicians in response to Xinjiang banForeign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told the media here that the behaviour of the US officials and politicians, and visa ban on some...
13 Jul, 2020, 09.13 PM IST
US Congress passes Uyghur bill; China threatens possible retaliationThe US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which among other things, proposes that America redir...
04 Dec, 2019, 05.41 PM IST
China's White Paper on Xinjiang ahead of UNHRC session has few takersChina released a whitepaper on vocational education and training centres in Xinjiang timed ahead of UNHRC session.
11 Sep, 2019, 07.52 PM IST
- China to deploy drones in Xinjiang to prevent infiltration
Xinjiang, which has been China's main battleground in the fight against terrorism, neighbours eight countries, including Russia, Afghanista...
08 Sep, 2017, 11.35 AM IST
China asks Xinjiang residents to surrender passport to "maintain social order"All citizens in Aksu prefecture are required to hand their passports - private or official - to local police stations, the daily reported q...
24 Nov, 2016, 03.53 PM IST
Forcing others to wear extremist garments is crime: ChinaAfter banning burqa in restive Xinjiang province where the Uyghur Muslims have a majority, China has amended its criminal law.
02 Nov, 2015, 01.06 PM IST