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China defiant in face of criticism over crackdown on Muslim minorities
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China defiant in face of criticism over crackdown on Muslim minorities

The world should ignore “gossip” about China’s Xinjiang region and trust authorities there, the government’s top diplomat said on Tuesday,…
China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist
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China legalizes Xinjiang ‘re-education camps’ after denying they exist

Authorities in China’s far-western Xinjiang province appear to have officially legalized so-called “re-education camps” for people accused of religious extremism,…
AI urges Beijing to end ‘systematic repression’ against Muslims
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AI urges Beijing to end ‘systematic repression’ against Muslims

Amnesty International (AI) in a report on Monday urged the Chinese government to end the “brainwashing” of nearly one million…
U.S. considers sanctions on China’s Muslim crackdown
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U.S. considers sanctions on China’s Muslim crackdown

The US State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region,…
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
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UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps

United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for…
Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance
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Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance

Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare…
UN : One Million Muslim Uighurs Held in Secret China Camps
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UN : One Million Muslim Uighurs Held in Secret China Camps

 More than one million Uighur Muslims are estimated to be in detention in “counter-extremism centers” in China’s far west, the…
A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens
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A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens

Chinese activists have circulated videos that caused a lot of disquiet because of their showing that the local authorities in…
Chinese surveillance expands to Muslims making Mecca pilgrimage
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Chinese surveillance expands to Muslims making Mecca pilgrimage

 China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims from some Chinese regions make the Hajj…
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
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Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam

Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer…
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