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China brings Xinjiang-style mass labour system to Tibet, says report
Both Tibet and Xinjiang have long endured intense social, security and religious controls
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US govt bars some China Xinjiang firms on alleged abuse; plans more
The Trump administration said it has banned imports from three companies in the Xinjiang region of China over Beijing's alleged repression of the Uighur Muslim minority group
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China says US warning to firms in Xinjiang hurt global supply chain
China's commerce ministry said the US move had also affected the global economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
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Inside China's push to turn Muslim minorities into an army of workers
The Communist Party wants to remould Xinjiang's minorities into loyal blue-collar workers
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Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China's restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot where all traces of the tall, domed building have been erased. While Muslims around the world celebrated the end of Ramadan with prayers and festivities this week, the recent destruction of dozens of mosques in Xinjiang highlights the increasing pressure Uighurs and other ethnic minorities face in the heavily policed region. Behind the lot in the city of Hotan, the slogan "Educate the people for the party" is emblazoned in red on the wall of a primary school where students must scan their faces upon entering the razor-wired gates. The mosque "was beautiful," recalled a vendor at a nearby bazaar. "There were a lot of people there." Satellite images reviewed by AFP and visual analysis non-profit Earthrise Alliance show that 36 mosques and religious sites have been torn down or had their domes and corner spires removed since 2017. In the mosques that are open, ...
Repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang severe human rights crisis: US
The 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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China asks Xinjiang residents to surrender passport
The passport policy also comes amid steady migration of Uyghurs, Turkik-speaking Muslims to Turkey and other nations
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