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Media Advisory: Concern over the use of the inaccurate term "Chinese Muslim" to refer to Uyghurs
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 Although the use of the term "Chinese Muslim" to describe Uyghurs has decreased somewhat in recent months as the international community has gained a better understanding of Uyghurs' identity and the oppression they face, the Uyghur American Association (UAA) remains concerned about the still frequent use of the term in the international media.
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Uyghurs as indigenous people; a new UHRP report highlights Chinese government violations of Uyghurs' indigenous rights
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Sixty years after the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), more than six decades have passed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs
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The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, voiced his support on Wednesday for an ethnic minority in China's troubled Xinjiang province, risking further worsening his fraught relations with Beijing.
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Uyghur Sentenced for Spying
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A Swedish court has sentenced an ethnic Uyghur refugee to 16 months in prison for spying on fellow Uyghur refugees and passing information to China, according to court documents.
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China Keeps a Close Eye on Exiled Activists
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The world got a rare glimpse at how China keeps tabs on exiled dissidents and activists Monday, when a political refugee living in Sweden was sentenced to 16 months in jail for spying on his fellow Uighurs for the Chinese state.
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Pensioner jailed for spying on Uighurs
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62-year-old Uighur living in Sweden as a political refugee since 1997 has been found guilty of spying for China on Uighur expatriates and sentenced to a year and four months in jail.
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Shadow Summit In Geneva Focusing On Neglected Rights Issues
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Dissidents, diplomats, and NGO representatives from around the world have gathered in Geneva for a two-day summit aimed at giving voice to victims of the world’s worst human rights abuses.
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China not clear over number of Uighur executions
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China has so far convicted 198 people, with more sentencings to come, a top official said Sunday.
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198 Convicted for Xinjiang Unrest: Chinese Official
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China has so far convicted 198 people linked to the bloody ethnic riots last July in its troubled Xinjiang region, a top official said today, warning that final figure will be more.
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China expects further Xinjiang separatist attacks
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China says it expects new attacks by separatists seeking independence for the traditionally Turkic Muslim region of Xinjiang after deadly ethnic violence there last year.
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China Says Only Socialism Can "Save" Tibet
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The new Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Sunday that only socialism can "save" the remote region and guarantee its development, and blamed the Dalai Lama for Tibet's problems.
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Geneva Summit Will Focus on Countries Ignored by U.N. Human Rights Council
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When the U.N. Human Rights Council continues its month-long session in Geneva on Monday, a coalition of human rights groups will hold a parallel event focusing on some of the items kept off the HRC agenda by its powerful members.
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China's democratic 'window dressing'
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University professor Xu Hui is a rare breed of politician in China - he is not a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
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China plans to slow expansion of defense spending in 2010
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China plans to boost defense spending by 7.5 percent this year, the slowest pace of expansion in a decade, as the government seeks to allay concerns about the country's growing military might.
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Wen Jiabao targets 8% growth and promises more rural spending for China
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China congratulated itself today on its escape relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis but warned against complacency and vowed that the poor would not be forgotten in its economic advance.
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Hundreds of people arrested in Xinjiang for spreading rumours through texts
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Chinese authorities have punished hundreds of people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region for spreading rumours and separatist content through text messages during the Spring Festival holiday.
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China Increases Military Budget 7.5 Percent
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Analyst rips Uighur deportation
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Last-minute changes to a sub-decree regulating procedures for screening asylum seekers paved the way for the government’s forced deportation of 20 ethnic Uighur asylum seekers, violating their rights under local and international law, an Australian academic has asserted.
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Uighur Vs Chinese, E. Turkistan Vs Xinjiang
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Chinese Muslims and Xinjiang are not the accurate terms to describe the Uighur people and their autonomous region in northwestern China, a leading advocacy group insists.
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Uighurs failed by Cambodia's sham refugee law
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In June last year a solitary Uighur from Xinjiang Province in China arrived in Phnom Penh seeking asylum. He registered his claim with the Cambodian Government and with UNHCR.
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Uighurs' gambit
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They had hoped for a new homeland far from the island fortress that is the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba, where they could find fellowship with other Uighurs.
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Uighurs held at Guantánamo have fight for freedom blocked by Supreme Court
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Despite being cleared for release and officially declared no threat to the US, five Uighurs held at Guantánamo Bay for eight years had their bid for freedom blocked by the Obama Administration yesterday.
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