China on Tuesday announced the ratification of an extradition treaty with Turkey that human rights groups warn could endanger Uighur families and activists fleeing persecution by Chinese authorities if it is adopted by Ankara.

China ratifies extradition treaty; pressure on Turkey to protect Uighurs

China on Tuesday dismissed Pope Francis's criticism of Muslim Uighurs in the country as a “persecuted” community, calling the charges groundless. In a new book titled “Let Us Dream: The Path to A Better Future”, Francis also urged world governments to set up a universal minimum wage, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19.

China calls Pope Francis' remarks on 'persecuted' Uighurs 'groundless'

In China, it looks like the life has returned back to normal and the battle against coronavirus has been won with workers back in factories, trains back on platforms and the ports filled with containers.

Coronavirus cluster in China's Xinjiang could spread in Uighur concentration camps

As many as 872 employees of the Central Railway and Western Railway, their family members and retired personnel have so far tested positive for coronavirus and 86 of them have died, officials said.

Exiled Uighurs approach ICC for seeking justice against Chinese 'genocide'

China detained Muslim minority Uighurs for beards, wearing veils, visiting foreign countries and having "too many" children websites, according to a newly revealed database.

Leaked data says China detained Uighur muslims for beards, veils and internet browsing

China has an uneasy relationship with the idea of religion. On WION Edit, we discuss how far can the government meddle in the matter of faith? In one of the earlier works of Karl Marx, the ideologue of modern communism, there is a powerful passage.

WION Edit: China's clamp down on religious activities

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