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China denies detained Uighur academic was sentenced to death
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
The foreign ministry said former Xinjiang University president Tiyip's case was still ongoing and his rights had been "protected in accordance with the law". Ti...
Hundreds of Indonesians hold solidarity rally for Uighurs
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
The rally was organised by hardline Islamic group the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) but was attended by members of other Muslim communities under heavy security...
Taliban claim attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan
Dec 23, 2019 (AFP)
The killing is likely to have consequences for ongoing talks between the US and the Taliban. President Donald Trump in September declared negotiations "dead" af...
Pakistan to rejoin frozen US military training
Dec 23, 2019 (AFP)
Resuming the program, which represents only a part of the halted aid, is one sign of warming relations between Washington and Islamabad. Trump hosted Pakistani ...
EU parliament calls for China sanctions over Uighur treatment
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
MEPs said tools used so far by the EU have not led to tangible progress in China's human rights record which they said had worsened in the past year, in a resol...
China slams EU parliament over Uighur sanctions resolution
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
China has faced international condemnation for rounding up an estimated one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in internment camps in the...
US denies public was lied to about Afghanistan
Dec 20, 2019 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley rejected allegations that the Pentagon and other government agencies had falsely repo...
China envoy to Australia defends Uighur treatment
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
Cheng Jingye held a rare press conference at Beijing's embassy in Canberra where he rejected reports that China has detained more than a million mostly Muslim U...
China calls EU rights prize-winning Uighur 'a terrorist'
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
Tohti -- a former economics professor sentenced to life imprisonment in 2014 by Beijing for "separatism" -- was announced as the winner of the Sakharov Prize in...
Pakistan ex-leader Musharraf slams 'vendetta' after death sentence
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
Musharraf's criticism of the verdict came as the release of the court's detailed verdict sparked controversy, with one judge calling for the former general's "c...
US says China 'can't hide' Uighur plight after Arsenal retaliation
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
Arsenal distanced itself from Ozil but Beijing dropped state television broadcasts of the English Premier League club's Sunday match -- a move that could have m...
Pakistan military condemns death sentence of former chief Musharraf
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
The court's decision marks the first time a former leader of the armed forces has been convicted of treason and sentenced to death in Pakistan, where the milita...
Esper wants to cut US troops 'with or without' Afghan peace deal
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
The Trump administration is expected to announce plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, according to US media, after peace talks resumed a week...
Downsized US force in Afghanistan would still pack 'lethal punch': Trump ally
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham also said it would be "insane" for the US to trust the Taliban to keep Al-Qaeda and other jihadists in check, attacking a corn...
China says Ozil 'deceived by fake news' on Uighurs
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang in a tweet Friday, and critic...
US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: media
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
Talks between the United States and the Taliban resumed a week ago as the parties sought a path to reduce violence or even reach a ceasefire. They were paused b...
US-Taliban talks to take 'brief pause' after airbase attack
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
"When I met the Talibs today, I expressed outrage about yesterday's attack on Bagram, which recklessly killed two and wounded dozens of civilians," US special r...
China says it will continue 'training' Xinjiang people
Dec 09, 2019 (AFP)
Rights groups estimate more than a million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are held in the facilities, which reports describe as indoctrination camps...
Victims and prosecutors urge Afghan war crimes probe
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
The International Criminal Court in April rejected a demand by its chief prosecutor to investigate crimes committed in the war-torn nation since 2003 -- a probe...
Chen Quanguo: Official heading China's Xinjiang crackdown
Dec 04, 2019 (AFP)
Chen Quanguo was appointed party chief in Xinjiang in August 2016, and his tenure has been marked by reports that more than a million ethnic Uighurs and other m...
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