1 in 26 Uyghurs Jailed, Accounting 1/3 of China's Prison Population: Uyghur Human Rights Project Report
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Asian News International ^
| 1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting 1/3 of China's prison population: Uyghur Human Rights Project rep
An annual report by a Uyghur advocacy group revealed ongoing persecution in China's far-western Xinjiang province, with an estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting for a third of China's prison population, 3.5 times the world's highest rate of imprisonment. A
new Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) report indicates that Uyghurs, Turkic and other non-Han peoples in the Uyghur Region account for more than a third (34 per cent) of China's estimated prison population, despite making up only one per cent of China's overall population. When accounting for the total regional population, the Uyghur region has the highest prison rate...
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China Imposes Ban On US Firm That Reported On Uyghur Human Rights Violations In Xinjiang
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Outlook India ^
| 27 DEC 2023
Access to the region by journalists, diplomats and others is tightly controlled by China, as is movement outside the region by Uyghurs, Kazaks and other Muslim minorities.China has said it will impose ban on US research company and two analysts who extensively reported on alleged human rights violations against Uyghur Muslim community
in the country’s Xinjiang region. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning was quoted as announcing late Tuesday night that Los Angeles-based research and data analytics firm Kharon, its director of investigations, Edmund Xu, and Nicole Morgret, a human rights analyst affiliated with the Centre for Advanced Defence Studies, would...
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Audience Cheers As Apple Unveils First Carbon-Neutral Uyghur Slave Camp
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Babylon Bee ^
| 09/13/2023 | Babylon Bee
CUPERTINO, CA — Apple capped off its rollout day by announcing the first ever totally carbon-neutral Uyghur slave camp, to raucous cheers from those gathered in attendance. "Let
your conscience rest easy, knowing that the entire slave camp is one hundred percent carbon-neutral," said CEO Tim Cook. "Not an ounce of carbon will escape those camps - much like the child slaves working there." Loud cheers broke out across the auditorium, the audience rising to its feet to give a standing ovation. "Carbon-neutral slaves! What will they think of next??" said onlooker Jamie Ruskin. "This will be an absolute game-changer...
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Presidential candidate Francis Suarez asks, "What is a Uyghur?"
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SeeBS News ^
| June 28, 2023 | Caitlin O'Kane
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is running for president, is being criticized for botching the answer to a question about Uyghurs, an ethnic group being targeted with alleged human rights abuses in China. Podcast host Hugh Hewitt asked Suarez if he'd be talking about the Uyghurs in his campaign, to which the
candidate replied: "What's a Uyghur?"
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Twitter Silences Critical Voices with Search Bans on Top Uyghur and Tibetan Accounts
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| Maria Sliwa
WASHINGTON: The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) is raising serious concerns about the 'search bans' imposed by Twitter on their accounts, as well as other accounts critical of China such as the Central Tibetan Administration. This move effectively silences voices protesting against the Chinese government's genocidal policies on the platform. Searches
for East Turkistan Government in Exile, Salih Hudayar, Central Tibetan Administration and other accounts critical of China no longer yield results on Twitter. This unprecedented restriction on visibility comes shortly after Twitter Chairman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with senior Chinese officials in Beijing to expand Tesla's...
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Prominent NYC venues repeatedly host Chinese official who praised CCP, denied Uyghur genocide
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Fox News ^
| 1/29/2023 | Aaron Kliegman
Some of the most prominent venues in New York City have recently hosted as an honored guest a Chinese official who praised China's ruling Communist Party as "great" and dismissed reports of systematic persecution against minorities inside China as "lies." Huang
Ping, who's been the consul general of China's New York Consulate since 2018, has over the past week made appearances at Barclays Center, the Nasdaq MarketSite, and the Empire State Building, rubbing elbows with prominent American business leaders at each stop. The NBA's Brooklyn Nets, which play at Barclays in Brooklyn, celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit...
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"You literally contribute to genocide, you freaking hypocrite" - Enes Freedom calls out Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai for alleged support for Uyghur genocide
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sportsskeeda ^
| Juan Paolo David | 02 Nov 2022
Former NBA player turned activist Enes Freedom has called out Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai for allegedly supporting the Uyghur genocide in China. Freedom called Tsai a hypocrite after he called out his star guard Kyrie Irving for helping promote an antisemitic film on social media. Replying
to Tsai's post about Irving on Twitter, Freedom praised the Nets owner for calling out his player. However, he also called Tsai a hypocrite because of his support for China's alleged human rights violations against the Uyghur people. "I applaud you for condemning Kyrie Irving after multiple antisemitic incidents," Freedom wrote. "It's time...
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Blatant Hypocrisy: Uyghur Flag-Bearer for China's Olympic Team
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02/15/2022 3:20:31 AM PST
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Townhall.com ^
| February 15, 2022 | Oliver North and David Goetsch
The world knew Xi Jinping and the People's Republic of China would use the 2022 Olympic Winter Games for propaganda purposes; that was expected. All
countries hosting the games use the opening ceremony to put their best foot forward. However, even the most jaded China skeptics were taken by surprise when a Uyghur athlete marched out carrying the PRC's flag during the opening ceremony. One can only wonder if cross-country skier Dinigeer Yilamujiang was forced to carry the flag or if she is the worst turncoat since Benedict Arnold. The level of hypocrisy, deceit and hubris Xi demonstrated in having...
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Uyghur Torch Bearer Dropped From China’s Relay Team
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SupChina ^
| February 14, 2022 | Mark Dreyer and Haig Balian
An update on Dinigeer Yilamujiang, plus an honest assessment on the state of Chinese ice hockey in this special edition of the China Sports Insider Podcast.It's possible, of course, that others have been selected above her on form/merit, but we're told she was chosen as a torch bearer because of her "achievements",
so something doesn't add up… https://t.co/EBrrKQ1dWb — Mark Dreyer (@DreyerChina) February 12, 2022 In today’s special edition of the China Sports Insider Podcast, hosts Mark Dreyer and Haig Balian begin by discussing Yilamujiang (also known as Dilnigar Ilhamjan), the 20-year-old ethnic Uyghur from Xinjiang who was thrust from...
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Beijing Olympics: Coca-Cola quiet on Uyghur genocide after criticizing Georgia election law
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Fox Business ^
| 5 Feb 2022 | Timothy Nerozzi
The Coca-Cola Company continues to remain silent about China's genocide of Uyghur Muslims amid the company's involvement in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Coca-Cola's participation has been questioned by critics as China continues its ethnic cleansing of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region. "The
Coca-Cola Company is focused on helping communities address their sustainability challenges, but we can’t do it alone," the company says on its website. "That is why we’ve formed key nonprofit partnerships with incredible organizations to progress sustainability initiatives such as women’s empowerment, water replenishment, sustainable packaging and climate action."
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How big business is driving the Uyghur genocide in China
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Christian Post ^
| 02/04/2022 | Leonardo Blair
“Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK?” Golden State Warriors' minority owner and billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya told his co-host, Jason Calacanis, on their Jan. 15 "All-in" podcast. “You
bring it up because you really care, and I think it’s nice that you really care. The rest of us don’t care.”The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom stated in its 2021 annual report how the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic minority group native to the Xinjiang (pronounced shin·jaang) province of western China, have faced increasing persecution from the government along with other religious minorities such as Christians, Tibetan Buddhists...
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Warriors' Steve Kerr dismisses part-owner's scathing remarks on Uyghur Muslims
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Fox News ^
| January 21, 2022 | Ryan Gaydos
"Chamath Palihapitiya said 'nobody cares' about Uyghur Muslims Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Tuesday attempted to distance himself from the harsh remarks made by team minority owner Chamath Palihapitiya during a podcast interview. Palihapitiya
said on the "All-In Podcast" on Saturday that "nobody cares" about the plight and human rights abuses Uyghur Muslims are facing in China. The comments set off a firestorm and warranted a comment from Kerr, who is never one to shy away from hot-button issues. ..."
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Backlash as US billionaire dismisses Uyghur abuse
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BBC World News ^
| Jan 18, 2022 | BBC
Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya is under fire for saying that he - and most Americans - "don't care" about abuses against the Uyghur minority in China. Mr Palihapitiya, a part-owner of San Francisco's basketball team, made the comments during a podcast discussion of whether President Joe Biden's action on the issue had
helped him politically. The remarks drew social media backlash. Mr Palihapitiya later admitted that his comments "lacked empathy".
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Warriors Distance Themselves From Owner After Comments on Uyghur Genocide
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KRON4 ^
| Jan 17, 2022 | Liz Jassin
The Golden State Warriors issued a statement regarding owner Chamath Palihapitiya’s controversial comments on Uyghur genocide in China. “Let’s be honest, nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs. You bring it up because you care and I think it’s nice that you care. The
rest of us don’t care,” Palihapitiya said Saturday on a podcast that he co-hosts called “All In.” “I’m telling you a very hard, ugly truth. Of all the things that I care about, it is below my line.” “I think that human rights in the United States is way more important to me than human...
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Warriors part-owner and venture capitalist dismisses Uyghur Muslims' rights abuses
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Fox Business News ^
| 1/17/2022 | By Ryan Gaydos
Chamath Palihapitiya, a part-owner and director of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and the venture capitalist founder and CEO of Social Capital, offered the "very hard ugly truth" about China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in a podcast interview. Palihapitiya
appeared on the "All-In Podcast" on Saturday. He made his remarks about Uyghur Muslims after his co-host Jason Calacanis praised President Biden for his decision to ban the import of goods made through forced Uyghur labor. "Nobody cares about what’s happening to the Uyghurs, OK? You bring it up because you really care and I think it’s nice that...
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China threatens Walmart, Sam's Club against banning products in response to Uyghur labor camps, genocide
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Christian Post ^
| 01/03/2022 | Anugrah Kumar
China’s anti-corruption watchdog has threatened Walmart Inc. with a consumer boycott, accusing the U.S. retail giant of “stupidity and shorted-sightedness” over its removal of Xinjiang-sourced products from its Sam's Club online app in response to the forced labor of religious minorities and the genocide of Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese Communist Party’s Central
Commission for Discipline Inspection accused Walmart and its Sam’s Club chain of boycotting products from the northwestern region of Xinjiang and trying to “muddle through” the controversy by not responding to complaints or releasing a statement, Reuters reported. “To take down all products from a region without a...
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Nike Executives Funneled Money To Democrat Who Just Blocked Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
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Daily Caller ^
| 12/16/2021 | Thomas Catenacci
Several top Nike executives funneled more than $60,000 to the re-election campaign of Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden over the course of just 16 days in September. On Wednesday evening, Wyden blocked the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act which the House passed unanimously Tuesday and the Senate was expected to overwhelmingly approve.
President Joe Biden vowed to sign the bill once passed by both chambers and work with Congress to “ensure global supply chains are free of forced labor,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. Nike, a major benefactor of Wyden, was one of several corporations...
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House Votes to Ban All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Over Uyghur Forced Labor Concerns
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Epoch Times ^
| 12/08/2021 | Mimi Nguyen Ly
The House of Representatives late Wednesday passed legislation to ban all goods from China’s remote northwestern region of Xinjiang over concerns about forced labor.The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which passed the Democrat-led chamber by an overwhelming vote of 428-1, now heads to the Senate. It would need to pass the Senate
and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law.Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only lawmaker who voted against the measure.The measure would create a “rebuttable presumption” that all goods from Xinjiang, where the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has set up a vast network of detention...
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Xinjiang Footage Sheds New Light on Uyghur Detention Camps
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Deutsche Welle ^
| 11/23/2021 | William Yang
A YouTube video of Xinjiang detention facilities has rekindled concern over China's crackdown on ethnic minorities. Researchers
say the videos offer new evidence, but many fear for the vlogger's safety.A 20-minute video featuring more than a dozen detention facilities in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has offered fresh evidence and renewed the discussion around China's large-scale crackdown on ethnic minorities in the region. The video was filmed by a Chinese man named Guanguan, who went to Xinjiang after reading a series of articles from US news outlet BuzzFeed News, indicating the locations of several detention centers in the region. His...
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Marriott Again Sides With Xi Jinping, Refusing to Host the World Uyghur Congress
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Red State ^
| 11/21/2021 | Jennifer Van Laar
Marriott International’s been simping for China’s Xi Jinping for a few years now, first firing an employee who simply liked a pro-Tibet tweet, then praising the dictatorial way in which the CCP dealt with the pandemic they caused. Now,
they’ve gone even further by refusing space to the World Uyghur Congress, which was holding a conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia.According to Axios:Working with local partners in Prague, organizers for the conference reached out to several hotels for quotes, Zumretay Arkin, the Munich-based program and advocacy manager for the World Uyghur Congress tells Axios. The group then sent a representative to visit...
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