The mayor of Budapest on Wednesday announced plans to rename streets in the Hungarian capital near the location of a planned Chinese university’s campus to commemorate alleged human rights abuses committed by Beijing.

Reported first by Reuters, the mayor will name a street&nbsp;after the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet who has been labelled a separatist by Beijing. Another street will be renamed “Uyghur Martyrs’ Road” after the Muslim ethnic group reportedly facing genocide in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang.&nbsp;

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The third street will be renamed to “Free Hong Kong Road” to support the struggle of pro-democracy activists in the semi-autonomous city, where new curbs have been enforced to quell dissent. A fourth street will be renamed after a Catholic bishop who was jailed by Chinese authorities.

While international players have accused China of human rights excesses, the country’s officials have denied any attempts to repress human rights.

The streets which have been renamed will intersect at an area where Fudan University from China is planning to open a campus offering programmes in medicine, liberal arts, business and engineering for 6,000 students and 500 faculty members.

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"This Fudan project would put in doubt many of the values that Hungary committed itself to 30 years ago”, said Mayor Gergely Karacsony, referring to the fall of Communism in the country. Karacsony, a liberal politician from the opposition party will run against Viktor Orban, the country’s right-wing prime minister next year.

In conversation with reporters, Karacsony said that the Chinese campus would cost Hungarian taxpayers nearly $2 billion.

The government has defended the project, referring to the presence of Fudan University as an opportunity to “learn from the best in the world”.

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The mayor of Budapest on Wednesday announced plans to rename streets in the Hungarian capital near the location of a planned Chinese university’s campus to commemorate alleged human rights abuses committed by Beijing.

The mayor of Budapest on Wednesday announced plans to rename streets in the Hungarian capital near the location of a planned Chinese university’s campus to commemorate alleged human rights abuses committed by Beijing. Reported first by Reuters, the mayor will name a street after the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet who has been labelled a separatist by Beijing. Another street will be renamed “Uyghur Martyrs’ Road” after the Muslim ethnic group reportedly facing genocide in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang. The third street will be renamed to “Free Hong Kong Road” to support the struggle of pro-democracy activists in the semi-autonomous city, where new curbs have been enforced to quell dissent. A fourth street will be renamed after a Catholic bishop who was jailed by Chinese authorities. While international players have accused China of human rights excesses, the country’s officials have denied any attempts to repress human rights. The streets which have been renamed will intersect at an area where Fudan University from China is planning to open a campus offering programmes in medicine, liberal arts, business and engineering for 6,000 students and 500 faculty members. Also read: As Chinese couples get approval for 3 kids, Uighur women still subjected to birth control horrors "This Fudan project would put in doubt many of the values that Hungary committed itself to 30 years ago”, said Mayor Gergely Karacsony, referring to the fall of Communism in the country. Karacsony, a liberal politician from the opposition party will run against Viktor Orban, the country’s right-wing prime minister next year. In conversation with reporters, Karacsony said that the Chinese campus would cost Hungarian taxpayers nearly $2 billion. The government has defended the project, referring to the presence of Fudan University as an opportunity to “learn from the best in the world”. Also read: China using facial recognition tech on Uighurs in Xinjiang to detect emotions: Reports

Budapest renames streets near planned Chinese university to highlight human rights abuses

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four senior officials of the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China for alleged human rights abuses targeting minority Muslim ethnic group Uighur of Xinjiang.

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Chen Quanguo, the Communist Party secretary for the Xinjiang region is also one of the officials.

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The United States has barred these senior officials from entering America. This decision is the latest of a series of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as relations deteriorate over the coronavirus pandemic and trade.

The US Treasury Department did not specify why the sanctions were imposed, though the United States is seeking to ratchet up pressure on China at a time of heightened tensions over that country’s treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong.

Earlier on July 8, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas, said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by US diplomats, journalists and tourists.

(With inputs from agencies)

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four senior officials of the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China for alleged human rights abuses targeting minority Muslim ethnic group Uighur of Xinjiang.

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four senior officials of the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China for alleged human rights abuses targeting minority Muslim ethnic group Uighur of Xinjiang. In pictures: A day in the life of China’s persecuted Uighur community Chen Quanguo, the Communist Party secretary for the Xinjiang region is also one of the officials. Also read: US Congress passes Uighur human rights bill, prodding Trump to punish China The United States has barred these senior officials from entering America. This decision is the latest of a series of actions the Trump administration has taken against China as relations deteriorate over the coronavirus pandemic and trade. The US Treasury Department did not specify why the sanctions were imposed, though the United States is seeking to ratchet up pressure on China at a time of heightened tensions over that country’s treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang and Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong. Earlier on July 8, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing what he called human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Tibetan areas, said the United States would restrict visas for some Chinese officials because Beijing obstructs travel to the region by US diplomats, journalists and tourists. (With inputs from agencies)

US imposes sanctions on Chinese officials over 'abuse' of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang

<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-bangladesh-call-for-safe-and-sustainable-repatriation-of-rohingya-refugees-196061">Bangladesh</a> police have stopped 43<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/bangladesh-fears-lingering-rohingya-crisis-may-trigger-radicalism-196630"> Rohingya refugees</a> from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat with a dozen women claiming they were abducted by traffickers, officials said Thursday.

Acting on tip-offs, police found the refugees at two separate places in the southeastern border district of Cox's Bazar, raising the number of Rohingya being rescued from the traffickers to more than 100 in less than a week.

About 740,000 of the Muslim minority fled Myanmar for Bangladesh after a military clampdown in the Buddhist-majority nation in August 2017.

They have joined another 300,000 Rohingya who have already been living in overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar following previous bouts of violence.

Officials fear many may end up being exploited by an internationally organised human smuggling racket who have previously sent thousands of Rohingya to Malaysia by boats until Bangladesh launched a crackdown in 2015 following the discovery of mass graves of refugees in Thailand.&nbsp;

Rapid Action Battalion, an elite police unit, said they rescued 12 women — mostly in their 20s — from a residential room in Cox's Bazar city early Thursday morning and arrested two alleged traffickers for "abducting" them.

"The young women from the refugee camps were lured by the traffickers. They were promised they would be sent to Malaysia. They were then brought to Cox's Bazar and kept in a house," RAB spokesman Mashkur Rahman told AFP.

Rahman said they were treating it as a case of abduction after the women claimed they were confined in a room without consent.

In another drive late Wednesday, Cox's Bazar police rescued another 31 Rohingya from the southern island of Maheshkhali, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) away from the overcrowded Kutupalong refugee camp.

Local police chief Provash Chandra said the 14 women, 11 men and six children were hiding in a coastal forest at Maheskhali waiting to board a Malaysian-bound boat.

"They paid some 20,000 taka ($240) each to the traffickers for the journey," he said.

He said they arrested a woman trafficker and were "searching for others".

Dangerous sign

An analyst said the latest discovery of Malaysia-bound Rohingya was a "dangerous" sign and shows the desperation at more than 30 refugee camps where the Rohingya live in bamboo and tarpaulin made shanties in squalid conditions.

"It is very natural for the desperate refugees to attempt the risk to search for a better future," Tasneem Siddiqui, who heads a Bangladeshi think tank on migration issues, told AFP.

"They know the way is full of obstacles, yet many think this is their only way out," she said.

Authorities fear that more Rohingya will try to take boats to Malaysia while the Bay of Bengal remains calm before the arrival of monsoons at the end of March.

Bangladesh police have stopped 43 Rohingya refugees from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat with a dozen women claiming they were abducted by traffickers, officials said Thursday.

Bangladesh police have stopped 43 Rohingya refugees from being smuggled to Malaysia by boat with a dozen women claiming they were abducted by traffickers, officials said Thursday. Acting on tip-offs, police found the refugees at two separate places in the southeastern border district of Cox's Bazar, raising the number of Rohingya being rescued from the traffickers to more than 100 in less than a week. About 740,000 of the Muslim minority fled Myanmar for Bangladesh after a military clampdown in the Buddhist-majority nation in August 2017. They have joined another 300,000 Rohingya who have already been living in overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar following previous bouts of violence. Officials fear many may end up being exploited by an internationally organised human smuggling racket who have previously sent thousands of Rohingya to Malaysia by boats until Bangladesh launched a crackdown in 2015 following the discovery of mass graves of refugees in Thailand. Rapid Action Battalion, an elite police unit, said they rescued 12 women — mostly in their 20s — from a residential room in Cox's Bazar city early Thursday morning and arrested two alleged traffickers for "abducting" them. "The young women from the refugee camps were lured by the traffickers. They were promised they would be sent to Malaysia. They were then brought to Cox's Bazar and kept in a house," RAB spokesman Mashkur Rahman told AFP. Rahman said they were treating it as a case of abduction after the women claimed they were confined in a room without consent. In another drive late Wednesday, Cox's Bazar police rescued another 31 Rohingya from the southern island of Maheshkhali, some 110 kilometres (70 miles) away from the overcrowded Kutupalong refugee camp. Local police chief Provash Chandra said the 14 women, 11 men and six children were hiding in a coastal forest at Maheskhali waiting to board a Malaysian-bound boat. "They paid some 20,000 taka ($240) each to the traffickers for the journey," he said. He said they arrested a woman trafficker and were "searching for others". Dangerous sign An analyst said the latest discovery of Malaysia-bound Rohingya was a "dangerous" sign and shows the desperation at more than 30 refugee camps where the Rohingya live in bamboo and tarpaulin made shanties in squalid conditions. "It is very natural for the desperate refugees to attempt the risk to search for a better future," Tasneem Siddiqui, who heads a Bangladeshi think tank on migration issues, told AFP. "They know the way is full of obstacles, yet many think this is their only way out," she said. Authorities fear that more Rohingya will try to take boats to Malaysia while the Bay of Bengal remains calm before the arrival of monsoons at the end of March.

Bangladesh rescues 'abducted' Malaysia-bound Rohingya