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'China A Friend, We Discuss Uighurs Privately, Not Publicly': Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Chinese are "sensitive" and that's why Islamabad avoids discussing the Uighur issue with them.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Helping China's Campaign To Repress Uighur Muslims: Report
Chinese tech giants including ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, and Huawei Technologies are working closely with the Communist Party to censor and surveil Uighur Muslims in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to a report published Thursday.
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China Releases Video It Says Proves Reports Of Uighur Poet's Death Untrue
Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.
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Online Chats Disclose Plans For Rocket Attack On Singapore
It was social media chatter that gave him away. Changing his profile picture on the LINE messaging app to a banner pledging "Indonesian support and solidarity for ISIS" probably didn't help.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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Uighurs Sold as 'Cannon Fodder' for Extremists: China
Uighurs from China's Xinjiang are being given Turkish identity papers in Southeast Asia by Turkish diplomats and then taken to Turkey where some are sold to fight for groups like Islamic State as "cannon fodder", a senior Chinese official said.
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Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha Defends Decision to Send Uighurs Back to China
Thailand's prime minister defended on Thursday a decision to forcibly return nearly 100 Uighur Muslim migrants to China despite rights groups' fears they could face ill-treatment, saying it was not Bangkok's fault if they suffered any problems.
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At Least 18 Killed in Bomb Attack in China's Xinjiang: Report
Ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China's far western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported today, and at least 18 people were killed.
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Suspected Uighurs Must Remain in Thai Detention
A family of suspected Uighur Muslims at the centre of a diplomatic tussle between China and Turkey must remain in detention until their true nationalities are proven, a Thai court ruled today.
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Fighters Back From Iraq, Syria Are Threat: China
China and its Central Asian neighbors face increased terrorism threats as their own nationals return home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, the head of a regional anti-terrorism organization said Thursday.
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China Controls Narrative of Violence in Tense West
When a remote county in China's far west exploded last week in what appeared to be the country's worst ethnic violence since 2009, it took the government six days to put out an exact death toll. It isn't clear when a full picture of what happened might emerge, if ever, given Beijing's iron-fisted grip on the minority region.
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Tibet Tweeters are Chinese Propagandists: Rights Group
Beijing has created at least 100 fake Twitter accounts to spread propaganda about Tibet and other Chinese concerns, a campaign group said.
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'China A Friend, We Discuss Uighurs Privately, Not Publicly': Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said Chinese are "sensitive" and that's why Islamabad avoids discussing the Uighur issue with them.
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TikTok Owner, Huawei Helping China's Campaign To Repress Uighur Muslims: Report
Chinese tech giants including ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, and Huawei Technologies are working closely with the Communist Party to censor and surveil Uighur Muslims in China's western region of Xinjiang, according to a report published Thursday.
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China Releases Video It Says Proves Reports Of Uighur Poet's Death Untrue
Chinese state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.
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Online Chats Disclose Plans For Rocket Attack On Singapore
It was social media chatter that gave him away. Changing his profile picture on the LINE messaging app to a banner pledging "Indonesian support and solidarity for ISIS" probably didn't help.
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Indonesia Jails 3 Chinese Uighurs For Trying to Join Islamist Militants
An Indonesian court sentenced three men from China's Uighur Muslim minority on Monday to six years in prison for conspiring with militant Islamists in Indonesia, a police spokesman said.
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Uighurs Sold as 'Cannon Fodder' for Extremists: China
Uighurs from China's Xinjiang are being given Turkish identity papers in Southeast Asia by Turkish diplomats and then taken to Turkey where some are sold to fight for groups like Islamic State as "cannon fodder", a senior Chinese official said.
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Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha Defends Decision to Send Uighurs Back to China
Thailand's prime minister defended on Thursday a decision to forcibly return nearly 100 Uighur Muslim migrants to China despite rights groups' fears they could face ill-treatment, saying it was not Bangkok's fault if they suffered any problems.
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At Least 18 Killed in Bomb Attack in China's Xinjiang: Report
Ethnic Uighurs attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in China's far western Xinjiang region, Radio Free Asia reported today, and at least 18 people were killed.
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Suspected Uighurs Must Remain in Thai Detention
A family of suspected Uighur Muslims at the centre of a diplomatic tussle between China and Turkey must remain in detention until their true nationalities are proven, a Thai court ruled today.
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Fighters Back From Iraq, Syria Are Threat: China
China and its Central Asian neighbors face increased terrorism threats as their own nationals return home after fighting in Iraq and Syria, the head of a regional anti-terrorism organization said Thursday.
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China Controls Narrative of Violence in Tense West
When a remote county in China's far west exploded last week in what appeared to be the country's worst ethnic violence since 2009, it took the government six days to put out an exact death toll. It isn't clear when a full picture of what happened might emerge, if ever, given Beijing's iron-fisted grip on the minority region.
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Tibet Tweeters are Chinese Propagandists: Rights Group
Beijing has created at least 100 fake Twitter accounts to spread propaganda about Tibet and other Chinese concerns, a campaign group said.
