Uighur Muslim
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China denies genocide allegations of Uighurs, Turkic-speaking Muslims in Xinjiang
World | Oct 28, 2020, 08:47 PM ISTChina on Wednesday refuted US senators' allegations that it is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims in the restive Xinjiang province, asserting that the American lawmakers are obsessed with making up "lies" to "vilify" the country for selfish political gains.
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China using high-tech surveillance technologies to repress Uighurs, Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang: US
World | Dec 06, 2018, 10:53 AM ISTThe situation in resource-rich Xinjiang has been restive as the native Muslim Uighurs have been resisting increasing settlements of majority Han Chinese from other provinces.
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Over one million Uighur Muslims held in secret China camps: UN panel
World | Aug 12, 2018, 01:45 AM ISTThe claim assumes significance as it comes at a time when the ethnic minority Hui Muslims are holding protest against the planned demolition of a mosque in the town of Weizhou in Ningxia.
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China gives 'life sentence' to Uighur scholar for separatism
World | Sep 24, 2014, 10:46 AM ISTBeijing: A life sentence given to a moderate Chinese scholar on Tuesday shows the ruling Communist Party is cutting off dialogue on ethnic tensions and could end up radicalizing minority groups already resentful of central