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Twitter account of Chinese embassy in US locked after Uighurs post
January 21, 2021 By Faith Matters

Twitter account of Chinese embassy in US locked after Uighurs post

Twitter has locked the account belonging to China’s embassy in the US after a tweet stated that Uighur women in Xinjiang have been emancipated and are no longer “baby making machines”. One of the final acts of the Trump administration this week was declaring that China’s policies and actions in regard to Muslims and ethnic […]

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Turkish court arrests two Uighurs in relation to Istanbul nightclub attack
January 13, 2017 By Faith Matters

Turkish court arrests two Uighurs in relation to Istanbul nightclub attack

Two Chinese nationals of Uighur origin were arrested on Friday for suspected links to the mass shooting in an Istanbul night club on New Year’s Eve, state-run Anadolu agency said. Two suspects, Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti, who are Chinese citizens, were remanded in custody on charges of being members of an armed terrorist organisation, […]

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