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SCO fosters regional stability & multilateral coop: Kazakhstan
The SCO Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, represents a significant event for over 3 billion people. Kazakhstan, as a founding member, prioritizes the SCO's development within its balanced foreign policy. Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko emphasized the summit's role in mutual respect and consensus-building. Under Kazakhstan's presidency, over 150 events focused on energy, digitalization, and environmental protection. President Tokayev's "World Unity for Just Peace and Harmony" initiative highlights Kazakhstan's influence. Kazakhstan's strategic location, rich resources, and strong economic growth make it a key player in global diplomacy and trade.
SCO chair Kazakhstan to host unique World Nomadic Games celebrating Central Asian spirit
Kazakhstan will host the SCO Summit this week and is set to organize a series of international events this year, including the ‘World Nomadic Games’ to celebrate local traditions. The country, under President Tokayev, plans to maintain a balanced foreign policy while hosting numerous international forums in 2024.
On Eid Al-Adha, calls for action highlight Uyghur and Turkic Muslims' plight in Xinjiang
These appeals highlight the dire human rights situation in the region, urging the international community to stand against the ongoing persecution under Chinese rule.
From the Israel-Gaza war to the Moon race: events that defined 2023
Drought made worse by climate change was cited as one of several factors behind the deadliest wildfire in the US in a century that claimed at least 115 lives on the Hawaiian island of Maui in August. Tourists and residents also fled huge fires on the Greek islands of Rhodes and Corfu but the worst-affected country, in terms of area consumed by fire, was Canada, with over 18 million hectares of forest going up in smoke.
Israeli troops tighten encirclement of Gaza City as top US diplomat arrives in Israel
Tensions continued to escalate along the northern border with Lebanon ahead of a speech planned later Friday by Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. It is his first public speech since Hamas attacked Israel last month, stoking fears the conflict could become a regional one.
Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's new defence minister?
Umerov is known for his negotiating skills and has been involved in talks with Russia and international delegations. He has a background in the private sector and holds degrees in economics and finance. President Zelenskiy emphasized the need for new approaches as the conflict with Russia continues.
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India's African link is old and enduring
The Africa connection is very old. While the slave trade was a part of the story, India's African link predates that, especially that of the Ethiopians-or Abyssinians as they were called back in the day-who were fantastic horsemen and fierce warriors and later saw India's turbulent medieval politics as a golden opportunity.
Year-ender 2022: China's fall from grace amid falling GDP growth, Zero Covid policy
China's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 5.5 per cent in 2022, the lowest in more than 30 years. China's GDP growth target for 2022 is sharply lower than 8.1 per cent expansion in the economy achieved in 2021. The annual official growth target was revealed by Premier Li Keqiang in the Government Work Report that was delivered to the opening of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, on Saturday morning, Global Times reported.
Biden, Erdogan slammed for "failure" to adequately address China's rights abuses at UNGA
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also made brief comments on the issue of Uyghurs during his speech addressing the UNGA.
European Parliamentarians urge ICC prosecutor to open investigation on China’s genocide of Uyghurs
The MEPs have sent the letter following the recent report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, which concluded that these acts “may constitute crimes against humanity.”
Under COVID lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger
Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty fridges, feverish children, and people screaming from their windows.
Why is China so angry over UN report on Xinjiang?
The report has been in the works for years and was released despite Chinese efforts to delay or block it, aware of how it could validate claims that more than 1 million ethnic minority members were forcibly sent to centers it says were for vocational training.
China rejects Xinjiang rights abuses accusations at UN
"I wish to point out that the representatives of the United States and Britain in their statements made unfounded accusations against China, which China firmly rejects," Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council open debate on strengthening accountability and justice for serious violations of international law.
Blinken seeks China in international order, no 'Cold War'
In a long-awaited speech billed as the most comprehensive remarks to date on China by President Joe Biden's administration, Blinken said that Beijing posed "the most serious long-term challenge to the internation order" despite months of US focus on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Putin's war on Ukraine is about ethnicity and empire
In waging war on Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin of Russia has been driven by a different concept, ethno-nationalism. It is an idea of nationhood and identity based on language, culture and blood — a collectivist ideology with deep roots in Russian history and thought.
China hits out at criticism over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong
Xinjiang in particular has prompted Washington to slap sanctions on a growing list of Chinese politicians and companies as well as a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics, sparking fury in Beijing and reciprocal measures.
US hits China with new trade curbs, sanctions over Uyghur rights
Rights experts, witnesses and the US government say more than one million Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims are incarcerated in camps in an effort to root out their Islamic cultural traditions and forcibly homogenize them into China's Han majority.
Japanese, Korean, Turkish languages came from same ancestor in ancient China, says study
The findings illustrate how humankind's embrace of agriculture following the Ice Age powered the dispersal of some of the world's major language families.
UN rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says Hong Kong trials key test
Bachelet is under growing pressure from Western states to secure unfettered access to Xinjiang, where activists say more than 1 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims have been held in camps, some of them mistreated or subject to forced labour.
USA describes Tibet as a military occupied territory; Dalai Lama urged to address US Congress
Earlier this week the US House of Representatives passed a bill affirming the significance of the advocacy for genuine autonomy for Tibetans, and the work done by the 14th Dalai Lama to promote global peace, harmony, and understanding.
Canadian MPs ask Trudeau government to sanction Chinese officials over Uyghur “genocide”
Addressing a recent press meet, current and former members of the Canadians House of Commons subcommittee on international human rights focussed on the condition of Uyghurs.
Inner Mongolia, Uyghurs launch fresh salvo against Han supremacy
On August 31, a protest broke out in Tongliao City. The Associated Press quoted a participant as saying that similar protests occurred in many cities in Inner Mongolia. Agence France-Presse reported that demonstrations of more than 10,000 people took place in some cities, making it the largest protest movement in the region since 2011.
Inner Mongolia, Uyghurs launch fresh salvo against Han supremacy
Protests have been ongoing in recent months in Inner Mongolia over Beijing’s new education policy, which mandates a transition to the use of the “national common language,” that is, Mandarin Chinese, in local schools that teach in the Mongolian language.
China slams US for delisting Xinjiang's East Turkestan Islamic Movement as terrorist outfit
China accuses ETIM, which is entrenched in Uighur Muslim-majority province of Xinjiang province, of being responsible for numerous violent attacks in the province and outside, including one at the Forbidden City in Beijing, killing several people.
China announces new rules for Muslims visiting Saudi Arabia for Haj
China since last year faced severe international criticism, including from the UN and western countries, over allegations that it is holding over a million people, mostly ethnic Uyghurs, in internment camps in Muslim-majority Xinjiang province in a bid to wean them away from religious extremism.
Thousands of mosques in Xinjiang demolished in recent years, says latest report
Rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking people have been incarcerated in camps across the northwestern territory, with residents pressured to give up traditional and religious activities.
World Uyghur Congress complains to IOC on 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing
Evidence submitted along with the Complaint from numerous sources proves that a number of crimes against humanity are taking places such as mass sterilization, arbitrary detention in internment camps, torture, repressive security and surveillance, and forced labour and slavery, the statement claimed.
US enacts law to safeguard rights of Uyghurs in China
The law represents a broad bipartisan commitment by the U.S. government to address one of the worst ongoing human rights crises in the world.
US Congress passes Uyghur bill; China threatens possible retaliation
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which among other things, proposes that America redirects resources to address the mass internment of over 1,000,000 Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in China.
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