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Fighting for the rights of Uyghurs

Fri, 12/08/2006 - 11:00

Rebiya Kadeer, once one of China's richest entrepreneurs, traded her privileged life in Xinjiang to live in exile near Washington, D.C., as the voice of the persecuted Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnic minority in China.

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Let Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo go, lawyers say

Thu, 12/07/2006 - 11:00

Lawyers for seven Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay have asked a federal court to order their release, arguing they were captured in the same circumstances as others who were freed from U.S. custody.

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Kazakstan Under Fire For Reported Extradition of Uighur

Thu, 12/07/2006 - 11:00

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said Kazakstan’s legal system lacks transparency and is failing to protect the rights of asylum-seekers. Commentators interviewed by NBCentralAsia say violations of international obligations to protect refugees are damaging to the country’s reputation, and they recommend that a law on refugees be introduced as soon as possible.

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China's ethnic minority kids caught in language trap

Thu, 12/07/2006 - 11:00

Wearing an NBA sweatshirt and a Mickey Mouse cap, 13-year-old Mingbayi Abdubaki plays beside the mountainous highway to Pakistan with a battery-powered earth digger he built himself from scrap. 
The Chinese teenager hopes to design real machines when he grows up, but if you believe his headmaster, he cannot understand a word of classes at his state-funded school.

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Assistant Secretary Sauerbrey Meets Uyghur Human Rights Activists

Thu, 12/07/2006 - 11:00



Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen  Sauerbrey met Uyghur human rights activists, Rebiya Kadeer, leader of  the Uyghur human rights movement, and Alim Seytoff, General Secretary  of the Uyghur American Association, in her office at the Department  of State.

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Lawyers Demand Release of Chinese Muslims

Tue, 12/05/2006 - 11:00

Attorneys for a group of Chinese Muslims held for nearly five years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed suit yesterday, asking that the men be released immediately and alleging that they have been held as part of a political deal between the United States and China.

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cbc Dispatches - Anthony Germain tour in East Turkistan

Tue, 12/05/2006 - 11:00

A journey to the far West of the far East -- to Xinjiang province home for the past 4,000 years to the Uyghurs of China.

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UNHCR Reiterates Concerns Over Kazakhstan's Missing Chinese Uyghur

Sat, 12/02/2006 - 11:00

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today reiterated concerns over an ethnic Uyghur asylum seeker from China who reportedly disappeared in Almaty in October.

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People's Republic of China: AIDS activists at risk

Fri, 12/01/2006 - 11:00

On World AIDS Day today, Amnesty International is highlighting the plight of HIV/AIDS activists in China who continue to face serious obstacles in their work, including arbitrary detention, harassment and intimidation, and other human rights violations.

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Straight-Talk Approach to China Easy, But Risky

Thu, 11/30/2006 - 11:00

Human rights groups support Harper's tough stance on China, but one expert worries the Chinese government will push back to save face
Falun Gong activists aren't alone in their support for the Canadian government's recent straight-talk on human rights with China, as several human rights groups have expressed their support.

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