Tag: Uyghurs
Amnesty International’s annual report: Finland’s border measures threaten asylum rights, double standards in the fight for human rights
The Finnish government considered several legislative proposals in order to prepare for state influence at the borders. Amnesty believes that these reforms did not take sufficient account of their impact on human rights, and the combined effects of these proposals could potentially limit the right to seek asylum and breach the absolute ban on deportation.…
China’s espionage, data theft cause concern for Norway, Netherlands
Oslo [Norway]March 21 (ANI): China’s “state-sponsored” hackers, who did contract work in the service of state espionage, and data theft have become the main problem for Norway and the Netherlands, according to an article on Portal Plus authored by Valerio Fabbri. The hackers use a sophisticated mix of social engineering techniques, including using dating sites,…
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, October 2329
Editor’s Note: Here’s a look at immigration-related news around the United States this week. Questions? Tip? Comments? Email VOA’s immigration team: [email protected]. DACA made federal regulation, but future remains uncertain The Biden administration has revised a program that shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, hoping…
Meet Rayhan Asat, whose fight for his brother became a fight for Uighurs
Peking [China]October 23 (ANI): Rayhan Asat, who started his fight for his brother in captivity, is now a leading figure in the campaign against Chinese genocide in Xinjiang, an American media publication reported. Rayhan Asat, who belongs to the Uyghur community, grew up in Xinjiang with his brother. But while pursuing her passion by graduating…
Uyghur News Recap: 1219 August 2022
Washington – Here’s a roundup of Uyghur-related news around the world. Chinese official: Uighurs who violate covid-19 lockdown to be sentenced to imprisonment A Chinese government official said Radio Free Asia that Uyghurs who violated the Covid-19 lockdown policy in Xinjiang would face up to three weeks of “re-education”, a common euphemism for detention. Hong…
China defends its atrocities in Xinjiang
Hong Kong, April 12 (ANI): The horrors of Chinese atrocities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), in China’s northwest, are inexorably emerging on an almost daily basis. In response, China has continually changed its narrative about its mass internment of Uyghurs. Organizations such as the United Nations estimate at least a million Muslims are…