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USA: How Carnegie Mellon University’s Graduate Student Assembly had to apologize to China, not India

T Waraich - 1 April, 2021

The original March 8 statement made a passing reference to the "protests in India", "escalations against Hong Kong’s democracy movement", and "internment camps and forced labor in Xinjiang."

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U.S. State Department report says China is committing ‘genocide’ against Uyghur Muslims, Uyghur advocacy group welcomes the report

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2021

U.S. State Department report says that China is committing "genocide and crimes against humanity” against its Uyghur Muslims

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USA: Biden administration formally declares China’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2021

First declared by Trump administration in January, Biden administration formalizes genocide declaration against China.

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Nike, H&M, Uniqlo and other brands face fire in China after comments on forced labour camps in Xinjiang

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2021

Shares of H&M, Nike Inc. and others have said to have plummeted after Chinese government officials endorsed the boycott and celebrities cut ties with brands including Adidas, New Balance and Japan’s Uniqlo.

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US imposes sanctions on two Chinese officials for human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2021

After the sanctions, the US assets of the sanctioned Chinese officials will be frozen and Americans will be prohibited from doing business with these officials.

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Chinese atrocities against Uyghur women: Harrowing tales of gang rapes, sexual abuse and torture

Anurag - 15 March, 2021

Thousands of Uyghur Muslims have been moved from their native land to detention centres. They are being 'trained' and moved to other parts of mainland China as forced labour.

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China sues German anthropologist who had exposed atrocities on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, demands compensation for losses

OpIndia Staff - 11 March, 2021

Dr Adrian Zenz’s analysis played a significant role in exposing the Chinese government’s repression of ethnic Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

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China’s two-pronged approach to change global perception while whitewashing its atrocities on Uyghur Muslims

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2021

With the combined power of influencing intellectuals and prominent people and getting into confrontational mode, China is trying to influence the global perception and whitewashing its atrocities.

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