Tag: Uyghur Muslims

Dutch Parliament: China’s Treatment of Uyghurs Is Genocide

AMSTERDAM— The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country. Activists and U.N. rights experts say at least one million Muslims are being detained in camps in the remote western region of Xinjiang. The…


O’Toole Calls on Trudeau, Liberal Cabinet to Recognize Uyghur Genocide in China

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is calling for the Liberal cabinet to “respect Parliament and officially recognize” Bejing’s persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China a genocide—after the cabinet abstained themselves from voting the motion that intended to declare the atrocities committed as so. “Today, Members from all parties voted to recognize the genocide…


MPs Pass Motion Declaring China’s Uyghur Persecution a Genocide

Most MPs have voted in favour of declaring Beijing’s oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China a genocide. In the House of Commons on Monday, a majority of MPs voted in favour of the motion, which was tabled last week by the Conservatives to officially recognize that the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign against…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Its Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…


Twitter Locks Account of Chinese Embassy in US Over Controversial Tweet About Uyghur Women

Twitter has locked the official account of the Chinese embassy in the United States, over a tweet that activists say dehumanizes Uyghur women and promotes Beijing’s propaganda to justify its persecution of Uyghur Muslims. The tweet, which cited an article published by Chinese state-run media China Daily, said that Uyghur women had been “emancipated” by…