Xinjiang
Autonomous region of China
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Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.6 million square kilometres (620,000 sq mi) and has about 25 million inhabitants. Xinjiang borders the countries of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang's borders, as well as its western and southern regions. The Aksai Chin and Trans-Karakoram Tract regions are administered by China but also claimed by India. Xinjiang also borders the Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai. The most well-known route of the historic Silk Road ran through the territory from the east to its northwestern border.
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Chinese governor pulls out of London trip after protests by senior MPsThe Chinese governor of Xinjiang has pulled out of a trip to London after senior MPs protested over the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in his province.Sky News - Published | |
Senior MPs attack government for meeting 'criminal' Chinese governor in LondonSenior MPs from both the UK's main parties have attacked the government for allowing the governor of Xinjiang to come to the country, despite the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in his province.Sky News - Published | |
'End the lockdown': Protests after 10 killed in apartment block fire amid China's COVID restrictionsHuge protests have broken out in China's Xinjiang province after 10 people were killed in an apartment building fire amid strict COVID lockdown restrictions.Sky News - Published | |
China silent on India's abstention at UNHRC vote, says crackdown in Xinjiang aimed at countering terrorismChina on Saturday maintained silence on India's abstention at the voting at the UNHRC on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, but defended its crackdown against Uygur Muslims, saying it was aimed at..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Human rights must be respected: India after skipping Xinjiang voteA day after it abstained from voting on a UNHRC proposal for a debate on the abuses reported in Xinjiang, India said the human rights of the people of the Chinese province should be respected and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
It's in line with practice of not voting on country-specific resolutions: MEA on abstaining Xinjiang voteIndia on Friday said its decision to abstain from the voting on the rights situation in China's Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Commission was in line with the practice of not voting on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India skips UNHRC vote seeking debate on China’s rights abusesIndia abstained on Thursday from voting in the UNHRC on a proposal by western countries seeking a debate on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang province. In what is being seen as a setback for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UN: India abstains from voting on resolution for debate on China's Xinjiang abusesIndia on Thursday abstained from voting on a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council on holding a debate on the human rights situation in China's restive Xinjiang region. The United States,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Questions and concerns' raised with China over treatment of Uyghur peopleThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says she has raised "questions and concerns" with Chinese authorities over the treatment of Uyghur people and other minorities in Xinjiang.Sky News - Published | |
Galwan-hurt PLA officer is torch bearer at Winter OlympicsA PLA regiment commander, Qi Fabao, who sustained head injury while fighting “bravely” in the Galwan clash with India, was a torchbearer at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday,..IndiaTimes - Published | |
China guilty of committing genocide against Uyghur people, tribunal findsA tribunal has found that China is guilty of genocide against the Uyghur people and other minorities in Xinjiang.Sky News - Published | |
India condemns abuse of UN platform by Pakistan to propagate false, malicious propaganda against itBy Yoshita Singh United Nations, India strongly hit out at Pakistan for yet again propagating "false and malicious propaganda" against it at a UN platform, where Islamabad spoke in favour of its close..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'They do things that you don't do to human beings': Chinese whistleblower describes torture in Uyghur re-education campsA Chinese defector has revealed to Sky News how Uyghur detainees are transported in their hundreds on packed prison trains, along with details of torture and deaths inside re-education centres in..Sky News - Published | 'I thought I had died': Kazakhs say they were dragged in shackles and mistreated in Chinese detention centresSitting in a grand room in Westminster, Erbakit Otarbay is a long way from his birthplace in Xinjiang. But he can remember it by his scars.ÂSky News - Published |
Uighur Tribunal into alleged Chinese genocide in Xinjiang to start second hearingA "people's tribunal" will today resume hearing evidence into China's alleged genocide and crimes against humanity against Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang - a meeting the Chinese ambassador to..Sky News - Published | Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to acknowledge China’s repression of UighursPakistan PM Imran Khan has defended his silence on reports about “genocide” of Uighur Muslims in China by claiming that Islamabad discussed such matters with Beijing “behind closed doors”. He..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Dystopian hellscape': Torture, beatings and electric shocks in Xinjiang camps says AmnestyChina has created a "dystopian hellscape" in Xinjiang, according to the head of Amnesty International, with people who are detained in camps there routinely tortured.Sky News - Published | Uighurs 'treated worse than dogs' in Chinese camps, 'people's tribunal' hearsUighurs are treated "worse than dogs" in Chinese camps in Xinjiang, a new "people's tribunal" into their treatment has heard.Sky News - Published |
MPs declare Uighurs are being subjected to genocide in ChinaMPs have declared that Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minorities in China's Xinjiang region are being subjected to genocide.Sky News - Published | New evidence of the strict controls Uighurs face in factories, thousands of miles from homeUighur people from Xinjiang working in other parts of China are subject to "political" checks and work under strict "half-military" style management, according to new evidence discovered by Sky News.Sky News - Published |