China Uyghurs

• Why are countries boycotting the Beijing Olympics? Here’s what you need to know

  China's extensive resume of alleged human rights violations has culminated a call to boycott the Olympics that are slated to take place in the country next year. Here's why.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2021
  
• ‘It’s a symbol’: Why several Canadians are walking hundreds of kilometres in protest

  Canadians are walking through cities, past towns and farms to send a message to the government and voice grievances about several issues.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2021
  
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• Canada leads international call urging China to allow UN access in Xinjiang region

  More than 40 countries urged China to allow the UN immediate access to Xinjiang region to look into reports that more than a million people have been unlawfully detained.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2021
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• Mosques in China’s Xinjiang disappear as Beijing counters criticism of Uyghur crackdown

  Despite some mosques either being demolished or hidden behind barricades, officials from Xinjiang and Beijing say no religious sites have been forcibly destroyed or restricted.

  World

  May 14, 2021
• Xinjiang birth rates have fallen faster than any other territory on earth: report

  The Australian think tank report showed the 48.74% decline from 2017 to 2019 was concentrated in areas with many Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim ethnic minorities.

  World

  May 12, 2021
• China urges U.N. states not to attend Xinjiang event on Uyghur repression next week

  Beijing denies the accusations and describes the camps as vocational training centres to combat religious extremism.

  Politics

  May 8, 2021
• ‘Totally groundless’: China pushes back as U.K. calls treatment of Uyghurs a genocide

  The British Parliament approved a nonbinding motion Thursday that said China's policies amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity.

  Politics

  Apr 24, 2021
• China’s treatment of Uyghur minority is ‘totally unacceptable,’ Garneau says

  Asked why it took so long to impose the sanctions on China, Garneau said the federal government has been 'working with like-minded democratic countries on a coordinated response.'

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2021
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• Feds to crack down on companies using forced Uighur labour in China’s Xinjiang region

  The government is telling businesses to closely examine their supply chains, following reports of forced labour in the Xinjiang region.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2021