Tag: Xinjiang
The UN denounces violations of “fundamental rights in Xinjiang and Tibet”
Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP 11:52 a.m., March 4, 2024 These criticisms come as parliamentary sessions open in Beijing, the major political meeting of…
Despite the camps, tourism is making a revolution in Xinjiang
Women wearing traditional Uyghur costumes, in Kashgar, Xinjiang, July 13, 2023 (AFP/Pedro PARDO) Folkloric outfits, souvenir photos and mutton skewers: in a postcard setting on the mythical ancient Silk Road,…
Xinjiang, Uighur region which must become Chinese like the others
Families having fun in a newly built park, a child revising, book in hand in a quiet street of a “old center” refurbished, a couple, hand in hand in front…
China: more than 52 degrees recorded in the Xinjiang region in the west of the country
A temperature record for mid-July was broken in China in the Xinjiang region (west) with 52.2°C recorded on Sunday, according to national meteorology, when part of the country suffered a…
Chinese Xinjiang governor’s controversial visit to Europe
Erkin Tuniyaz, the governor of Xinjiang, where a “genocide” against the Uighur minority, according to a recent vote of the National Assembly, was to begin Monday, February 13 a very…
China: 18 miners trapped underground in Xinjiang
Relief is mobilized in China on Sunday to help 18 people trapped underground after the collapse of a gold mine in the Xinjiang region (Northwest), according to official media. The…
China: Angry protests over anti-COVID measures in Xinjiang after fire
Posted on 11/26/2022 at 5:35 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters (Reuters) –…
China: 10 dead in a fire in Xinjiang
Ten people were killed and nine injured in the fire of a residential building in China’s Xinjiang province (Northwest), the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday (November 25th). The…
Protests after apartment fire: Anger at “zero Covid” is growing in Xinjiang
Protests after house fire Anger at ‘zero-Covid’ grows in Xinjiang 11/26/2022 11:29 am Because of several corona cases, China is imposing one of the longest lockdowns on the Xinjiang region:…
UN: Human Rights Council refuses to discuss Xinjiang
Published on 06/10/2022 at 4:04 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters GENEVA (Reuters)…
UN: Countries call for debate on human rights in Xinjiang
Published on 09/26/2022 at 1:06 p.m. GENEVA, September 26 (Reuters) – Countries are calling for a debate at the UN Human Rights Council…
Xinjiang report reiterates concerns about genocide
The report by UN Human Rights Commissioner Bachelet on dealing with minorities in China confirms what many had suspected. The US is now reiterating its concern about crimes against humanity.…