China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Tuesday, with mostly Western countries calling for protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong which Beijing dismissed as guidance based on lies.

China slammed for treatment of Xinjiang Uighurs

Leaked data shows China targeted Uighurs for possessing Quran readings on their mobile phones. Chinese authorities flagged Uighurs as 'violent extremists' for following Islam. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: China targets Uighurs having Quran verses on phones

China has hired spies to arrest Uighur Muslims who are trying to fast during Ramadan. The country has also made a law that prohibits fasting. How far will China go to oppress the Uighurs? Molly Gambhir brings you a report.

Gravitas: China hires spies to target Uighur Muslims

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a spyware campaign that targets Uighurs through Android apps.

Gravitas: Apps that target Uighurs uncovered

Almost a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uighurs are languishing in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being sent back.

The forgotten Uighurs locked up in Thailand face uncertain future

In a major blow to weaker Muslims, the UNHRC has turned down a debate on China’s crack down in Xinjiang. Among the 47 member council, 17 voted in favour, 19 members voted against and 11 abstained.

UNHRC quashes debate on China's Uighurs, 11 abstain from voting

The United Nations has released a much-anticipated report on China's treatment of the Uighur and other Muslim minorities in its North western Xinjiang region. This report was released despite China's opposition, accusing Beijing of serious human rights violations.

UN Report: China used vague national laws to clam down on Uighurs

US slams China for its religious repression, committing genocide against Uighurs

Beijing is yet again facing the heat over its alleged human rights violations of Uighur Muslims, a minority community in China which is said to have been facing incarceration in the Xinjiang region of the country.

New leaked reports on Uighurs Muslims in China shocks the world

Newly leaked photos and official documents from Xinjiang has shed new light on the extent of alleged abuses against the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in China.

New leaked reports on Uighurs in China shocks the world

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their actions to repress ethnic and religious minorities both inside and outside the country.

US puts new sanctions on China for harassing ethnic minorities

Republicans and Democrats have united to punish China. They've passed a bill to ban all goods that are made through the forced labour of Uighur Muslims. Which brands could this bill spell trouble for? Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas: Republicans and Democrats unite, pass law to 'punish china'

A major leak from Beijing has exposed Chinese President Xi Jinping. Files bearing the classification "secret" and "top secret" reveal how the Chinese President ordered the genocide against the Uighurs in Xinjiang. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Xi Jinping ordered the Genocide against Uighurs

The 2022 winter Olympic games in Beijing are set to take place amid one of the world’s worst crackdowns on freedom, democracy, and human rights. While rights groups are calling attention to Beijing’s repression of Uighur Muslims. The international Olympic committee has openly ruled out taking a stand against China.

2022 winter Olympic games set to take place in Beijing

Hilton Hotels is building a new project on a plot of land where a Uighur mosque once stood. Why is the hotel chain encouraging the genocide in Xinjiang? What is China doing to mosques in the province? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: New Hilton hotel atop razed Uighur mosque

In Xinjiang, China has built a detention centre that is twice as large as the Vatican City. It is for detaining the Uighur Muslims and can house up to 10,000 detainees. WION's Palki takes you inside China's biggest detention centre.

Gravitas: China gives Uighur detention camps a "makeover"

Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan accepts the “Chinese version” of the treatment of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province. Khan added Chinese version on the Uighur issue was completely different from what was being reported in Western media.

Imran Khan: Pak accepts “Chinese version” of treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang

41 countries have backed the UN rights chief's demand for a visit to Xinjiang. If Xinjiang is as happy & peaceful as Beijing claims, why is it blocking this request? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: UN seeks Xinjiang visit, China declines

China using facial recognition tech on Uighurs in Xinjiang to detect emotions: Reports

China has finally been cornered on Xinjiang. U.K, U.S. and Germany clashed with China at the United Nations and demanded access to Xinjiang. What did China do? Got Muslim clerics to parrot 'Xinjiang is beautiful'. Palki Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas: China cornered on Xinjiang

Is Apple working with human rights violators? A new report claims that 7 Apple suppliers use forced Uighur labour from Xinjiang in their factories. Palki Sharma tells you more about the findings.

Gravitas: Is forced Uighur labour making your favourite Apple products?

China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that the use of the United Nations as a platform for a virtual event on the repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang was an insult to the institution.

China's foreign ministry says UN event on Xinjiang an insult

New Zealand's parliament unanimously voted to name China's treatment of the Uighur people in Xinjiang province as severe human rights abuses on Wednesday, but stopped short of labelling the situation as a 'genocide'.

New Zealand slams Uighurs treatment in China, stops short of calling it 'genocide'

Britain's parliament called for the government to take action to end what lawmakers described as genocide in China's Xinjiang region. Lawmakers have also called the UK government to use international law to bring the genocide to an end.

UK parliament declares genocide in China's Xinjiang

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