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Media Advisory: Concern over the use of the inaccurate term "Chinese Muslim" to refer to Uyghurs
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 Although the use of the term "Chinese Muslim" to describe Uyghurs has decreased somewhat in recent months as the international community has gained a better understanding of Uyghurs' identity and the oppression they face, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remains concerned about the still frequent use of the term in the international media.
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Uyghurs as indigenous people; a new UHRP report highlights Chinese government violations of Uyghurs' indigenous rights
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Sixty years after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), more than six decades have passed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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China quickly condemns Dalai Lama's support for Uighurs
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Chinese officials quickly reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he expressed sympathy with the people of East Turkestan.
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Revised Social Order Regulation in Xinjiang Places New Emphasis on State Security
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| | The Xinjiang government has revised a regulation on social order to place new emphasis on combating threats to state security. |
Dalai Lama backs Muslim Uighurs
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The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, expressed solidarity and support for Muslim Uighurs yesterday, raising the spectre for Beijing of closer co-ordination between opponents of Chinese rule and minority groups in territories that have seen ethnic rioting in the past two years.
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US Criticizes China, Burma, North Korean Rights Records
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The United States criticized China's human rights record Thursday, raising concerns about restrictions that Beijing has imposed on citizens who question its policies.
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Urumqi, Xinjiang: U.S. Embassy to meet constituents
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U.S. citizens living or visiting near Xinjiang province will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy services on Monday, March 22. RSVP is required and location details will be e-mailed.
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FACTBOX-China in Central Asia: latest investments
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| | Energy-hungry China is stepping up its presence in former Soviet Central Asia by handing out billions of dollars in loans, snapping up energy assets and building a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan. |
China rights record worsening in areas: US
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China's human rights record worsened last year as authorities increased harassment of activists and repression in the Xinjiang region, the US State Department said Thursday.
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Speak out, act up
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The fifth annual Montreal Human Rights Film Festival brings rights struggles into focus
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Chinese Media Warns of More Unrest in Xinjiang, But Analysts Not Convinced
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China's state-owned Xinhua News Agency warned this week of a third summer of ethnic clashes in the Muslim Uyghur-dominated autonomous region of Xinjiang. But scholars say that recent deployments of thousands of Chinese police could quell a potential uprising.
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China: Tibet: The Dalai Lama "close to the Uyghurs' scares Beijing
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| | The Chinese central government and the administration of Tibet strongly attack the speech given yesterday by the Buddhist leader: "It distorts reality and foments separatism within China." |
Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs
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The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, voiced his support on Wednesday for an ethnic minority in China's troubled Xinjiang province, risking further worsening his fraught relations with Beijing.
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Uyghur Sentenced for Spying
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A Swedish court has sentenced an ethnic Uyghur refugee to 16 months in prison for spying on fellow Uyghur refugees and passing information to China, according to court documents.
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China Keeps a Close Eye on Exiled Activists
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The world got a rare glimpse at how China keeps tabs on exiled dissidents and activists Monday, when a political refugee living in Sweden was sentenced to 16 months in jail for spying on his fellow Uighurs for the Chinese state.
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Pensioner jailed for spying on Uighurs
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62-year-old Uighur living in Sweden as a political refugee since 1997 has been found guilty of spying for China on Uighur expatriates and sentenced to a year and four months in jail.
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Shadow Summit In Geneva Focusing On Neglected Rights Issues
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Dissidents, diplomats, and NGO representatives from around the world have gathered in Geneva for a two-day summit aimed at giving voice to victims of the world’s worst human rights abuses.
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China not clear over number of Uighur executions
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China has so far convicted 198 people, with more sentencings to come, a top official said Sunday.
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198 Convicted for Xinjiang Unrest: Chinese Official
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China has so far convicted 198 people linked to the bloody ethnic riots last July in its troubled Xinjiang region, a top official said today, warning that final figure will be more.
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China expects further Xinjiang separatist attacks
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China says it expects new attacks by separatists seeking independence for the traditionally Turkic Muslim region of Xinjiang after deadly ethnic violence there last year.
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China Says Only Socialism Can "Save" Tibet
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The new Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Sunday that only socialism can "save" the remote region and guarantee its development, and blamed the Dalai Lama for Tibet's problems.
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Geneva Summit Will Focus on Countries Ignored by U.N. Human Rights Council
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When the U.N. Human Rights Council continues its month-long session in Geneva on Monday, a coalition of human rights groups will hold a parallel event focusing on some of the items kept off the HRC agenda by its powerful members.
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