Why Gaza gets more attention than Xinjiang
Condemnation of Israel’s invasion of Gaza has dominated the news, mobilized civil society groups to launch protests, and drawn rebukes from world leaders.
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Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology, as part of an attack on their cultural identity, a report released by Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
U.S. lawmakers urge Blinken to issue 'do not travel' notice for Xinjiang
NEW YORK -- American lawmakers have raised concerns about U.S.-based tourism companies advertising trips to China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
UN rights chief says China committing violations in Xinjiang, Tibet
GENEVA - United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday (March 4) called on China to implement recommendations to amend laws that violate fundamental rights, including in the Xinjiang and Tibet regions.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes China's Xinjiang region
A 5.8-magnitude struck Akqi County in China's northwestern Xinjiang region at 12:14 p.m. (0414 GMT) on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said.
Firms With Deep Roots in China Reconsider Their Xinjiang Ties
Volkswagen Group is reviewing the future of its joint venture in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China and another German industrial giant is starting to sell its stakes there following new international scrutiny of forced labor by predominantly Muslim ethnic groups.
BASF to exit joint ventures in China's Xinjiang amid rights record scrutiny
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -- BASF said on Friday that it would sell its stakes in two joint ventures in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, where human rights groups have documented abuses including forced labor in detention camps.
Magnitude 5.67 aftershock strikes Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border
An earthquake of magnitude 5.67 struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Wednesday (Jan 24), just a day after a magnitude 7.1 quake in the same area, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
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