Canada Imposes Sanctions On 8 Chinese Officials Over Human Rights Violations Xinjiang And Tibet

11 Dec 2024

Canada has come with sanctions imposing on eight senior Chinese officials, citing alleged state-led human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet, and against Falun Gong followers. The sanctions come in response to reports of arbitrary detention and widespread abuse, including psychological, physical, and sexual violence, faced by more than one million...

Shocking Investigation Links Forced Labour From China Behind ‘Italian’ Tomato Purees

02 Dec 2024

In a recent BBC investigation reports came out that tomato purees sold in UK supermarkets as "Italian" may, in fact, contain tomatoes grown in China under forced labour conditions. The probe, which tested several products from major UK and German retailers, found that 17 items, including own-brand labels from Tesco,...

China Seeks To Rebrand Xinjiang As Tourist Hub Amid Human Rights Criticism

14 Aug 2024

In response to international criticism over human rights issues, China is now trying to market Xinjiang as a tourist destination, a move orchestrated and financed by the Xi Jinping administration, according to the Foreign Affairs & Security Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile on X. China's Foreign Ministry...

China using spies to prevent Uyghur Muslims from fasting during Ramadan

13 Apr 2023

Chinese police have been using detectives in order to prevent Uyghur Muslims from fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. The spies, which Chinese officials call "ears," are drawn from ordinary citizens, police officers, and members of neighbourhood committees, Radio Free Asia reported, citing a police officer from an area...

Taiwanese NGOs express support for independence of Uyghurs

14 Nov 2022

Focus Taiwan stated that a number of Taiwanese NGOs expressed their support for the Uyghur people's fight to establish their own independent country and urged others to speak out against China's persecution of the minority group. "As human rights workers in Taiwan, the least we can do is speak out...

Xi defends China’s actions on minorities ahead of party congress

05 Oct 2022

Chinese president Xi Jinping defended China’s approach to human rights, amid growing global criticism of country’s treatment of the minorities. In his address to the nation, Xi said that China has its own individual approach to human rights, which needs to be publicized and respected. He shaped human rights in...