Etiket: Uyghurs
Chinese State Media Skillfully Silences UN Report on Uyghurs Dead | Abroad
Activists call it a victory for human rights: the publication of a new United Nations report on the situation of the Uyghurs in China. Based on dozens of testimonies, public…
UN human rights chief was not allowed to speak with detained Uyghurs or their families during Xinjiang visit
Michelle Bachelet, UN human rights chief, told a session of the 50th Human Rights Council in Geneva that there were restrictions on her visit to the region in China. China…
Uyghurs critical of UN visit to China: ‘They don’t care that people are killed or caught’ | Abroad
Premium The best of De Telegraaf Through Our editorial team abroad Updated 5 min ago8 min ago in ABROAD Distraught Uyghurs at the Chinese embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara…
Uyghurs disappointed with ‘propaganda tour’ UN human rights chief in China
A “propaganda tour” and a “disappointing farce”. That’s how human rights activists label United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s visit to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur region. On Saturday, Bachelet concluded…
Beach volleyball player Karla Borger sharply criticizes the IOC
She is the President of the German Athletes Association and also a successful volleyball player. Now Karla Borger has spoken about the International Olympic Committee – and criticized it. The…
Beijing Olympics organization denounces ‘lies’ about Uyghurs
Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has repeatedly claimed in recent weeks that the Olympics are ‘not political’, the organizing committee in Beijing has now taken a firm stand against…
Uyghurs in Turkey call for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics
Istanbul (AP) – Uyghurs in Turkey called for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing during a protest. Around 1,000 participants gathered in Istanbul and shouted phrases like “China,…
Uyghurs in the Netherlands: ‘Do not participate in these genocide Games’
The Uyghur community calls on athletes to refrain from participating in the Winter Games in China. They also advocate a viewer boycott. In part four the series The other side…
Call to Olympians: draw attention to Uyghurs through a special hand gesture
An open, half-bent hand, outstretched as if to grab the full moon. With that gesture, top athletes at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing can show their solidarity with victims…