Muslim Uighurs
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China’s ‘mouthpiece’: Senator faces online backlash, calls to resign after 2 Michaels, Meng tweetSen. Yuen Pau Woo tweeted that it was a `happy day' after the release of the Canadian men and Huawei executive, urging Canadians to ponder the lessons learned from the affair.PoliticsOct 3, 2021
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Vote passes recognizing China’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocideThe Conservative motion passed overwhelmingly in the House of Commons with 266 votes to zero. The Liberal cabinet abstained from voting.CanadaFeb 22, 2021
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China’s policies on Uighurs, ethnic minorities amount to ‘genocide,’ Pompeo saysPompeo's determination does not come with any immediate repercussions although the legal implications mean the U.S. must take it into account in formulating policy toward China.PoliticsJan 19, 2021
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Leaked Chinese documents raise questions about long-imprisoned CanadianA spokesman for Global Affairs Canada said Monday the government is deeply concerned by Huseyin Celil's detention, as well as the human-rights situation for Muslim Uighurs and other minorities in China.CanadaNov 25, 2019
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Woman who fled China speaks out about treatment at so-called vocational training campsHuman rights groups say China has detained up to a million people in camps set up throughout Xinjiang, a region where Muslim Uighurs are the biggest ethnic group.WorldJul 19, 2019
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New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern must raise concerns on treatment of Muslims in China, advocates sayHuman Rights Watch said Jacinda Ardern should publicly call on Chinese leaders to close the internment camps for Chinese Muslims.WorldMar 29, 2019
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Chinese Uighurs assigned ‘relatives’ accused of spying for the state“Their aim is to assimilate us."WorldNov 30, 2018
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China calls internment camps for Muslim Uighurs ‘free vocational training’The report was a rare move by the ruling Communist Party to publicly outline what it is trying to achieve with what former detainees have characterized as political indoctrination camps where they are forced to denounce Islam and profess loyalty to the party.WorldOct 16, 2018
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China is holding a million Muslim Uighurs in secretive internment camps: reportThe Muslim Uighur minority face arbitrary detentions, daily restrictions on religious practice and "forced political indoctrination" in a mass security crackdown, Human Rights Watch said.WorldSep 10, 2018
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