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U.S. renews criticism against human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang regionThe State and Treasury departments announced new sanctions as the White House denounced authorities in Hong Kong for postponing local government elections ostensibly because of the coronavirus pandemic.WorldJul 31, 2020
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Trump told China’s Xi that detaining minorities was the ‘right thing to do’: BoltonAt a summit in Japan in 2019, with only interpreters present, Xi gave Trump an explanation for the Chinese camps for Uighurs, who are ethnically and culturally distinct from the country's majority Han population.PoliticsJun 17, 2020
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Uighur exile in Canada fears for family, friends in China amid COVID-19A Uighur woman living in Canada says she believes her husband has been taken to a detention camp in China, where she fears COVID-19 may be spreading.WorldApr 14, 2020
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UN official says last decade has seen human rights ‘pushback’Andrew Gilmour, the outgoing assistant secretary-general for human rights, said the regression of the past 10 years hasn't equaled the advances that began in the late 1970s — but it is serious, widespread and regrettable.WorldDec 27, 2019
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U.S. Uighur bill passes prompting Trump comments, doubt on China trade dealThe Uighur bill, which was passed 407-1 in the Democratic-controlled House, requires the U.S. president to condemn abuses against Muslims and call for the closure of mass detention camps in Xinjiang.PoliticsDec 4, 2019
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