China Xinjiang

• China’s Xinjiang loosens some ‘zero-COVID’ restrictions after lockdown protests

  Authorities in China's western Xinjiang region opened up some neighborhoods in Urumqi after residents held demonstrations against the city's ``zero-COVID'' lockdown.

  World

  Nov 26, 2022
  
• Canadian posts on UN Xinjiang report censored on Chinese social media: embassy

  The UN report says “urgent attention” is needed from the international community to address the human rights situation in the province.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2022
  
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• China furious over UN report on Xinjiang. What’s going on?

  The United Nations report has been in the works for years and was released Wednesday despite Chinese efforts to delay or block it.

  World

  Sep 1, 2022
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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
• 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
• U.S. renews criticism against human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region

  The 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.

  World

  Jul 31, 2020
• U.S. Uighur bill passes prompting Trump comments, doubt on China trade deal

  The 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.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2019