The U.S. unsealed indictments against China-based cyber actors, imposing sanctions and offering multimillion-dollar rewards for information on hacking activities targeting key infrastructure.
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Rights groups, along with several Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and local residents, gathered at the historic former Royal Mint Court in London to protest China's plan for a 'mega-embassy.
According to sources, the United States, Canada, and Australia had offered to resettle the Uyghurs before Thailand deported them to China. However, Thailand has disregarded these offers for fear of upsetting China.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has called on the Thai Government to refrain from deporting 48 Uyghurs to China and to allow them safe passage…
The U.S. has banned imports from 37 additional Chinese organizations under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The total number of companies banned for links to Uyghur forced labor has now reached nearly 150.
China has reportedly launched an effort to attract young people from Taiwan to join heavily subsidised tours to East Turkistan, hoping to divert attention from the region's genocide and severe human rights abuses.
US lawmakers have proposed 3 bills addressing China's role in the fentanyl crisis and combating narcotics trafficking. The legislations seeks to hold CCP accountable for “directly contributing to the fentanyl crisis by subsidizing precursor chemicals."
On December 10, 2024, Global Affairs Canada announced that, effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against 8 Chinese officials for human rights violations in East Turkestan.
Activists testified at a US congressional hearing, warning that China is escalating its campaign to erase the cultural identity and reshape the history of the Uyghurs and other ethnic groups, with these efforts now reaching American soil.
UK MPs demand stricter laws against Chinese-linked products after after report expose Uyghur forced labour in tomato supply chain.
In a move to curb China's technological advancements, the Biden administration announced a new set of export controls, restricting the sale of crucial semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and high-bandwidth computer memory to the country.
The Biden administration has brought 3 Uyghurs to the US, including Ayshem Mamut, the mother of Uyghur activist Nury Turkel, as part of a prisoner swap with China.
At the UN Forum on Minority Issues, a Uyghur representative addressing the persecution, genocide, and forced labor of Uyghurs was abruptly interrupted by a Chinese diplomat. However, the Uyghur representative was able to complete his speech with the approval of UN officials.
China's Defense Minister Deng Jun is under investigation as part of a massive anti-corruption probe an inspection that shakes the upper echelons of the People's Liberation Army, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 27, 2024.
US authorities have added three more textile manufacturers to the list of Chinese companies banned on grounds of Uyghur slave labor. The number of Chinese companies on the list has reached 78.
At the UN General Assembly, 15 countries, including Australia, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan, condemned China's systematic genocide and severe human rights violations in East Turkistan and Tibet in a joint statement.
The World Uyghur Congress has called on Finnish leaders to take a strong stance against the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs during their upcoming delegation visit to China, scheduled for October 28 to 31.
Seven suspects in Istanbul are allegedly spying on Uyghurs and Uyghur associations in Turkey on behalf of Chinese intelligence. It is reported that they were coerced into spying by Chinese intelligence through threats to harm their family members back in their homeland.