Uighurs
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O, Canada! Art bears witness to ‘dark secrets’ of colonised places
An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide
China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the Journal op-ed — titled China is the Real Sick Man of Asia — had a “racially discriminatory” and “sensational” headline
Families of missing Uighurs demand ‘proof of life’ videos from China
After China released a video to show that an imprisoned poet is alive, family members of other missing Uighurs call for more of the same.
Foreign reporters say working conditions in China are deteriorating
BBC reporter Matthew Goddard told the FCCC that unknown individuals tried to smash his camera equipment after he refused to hand over footage
China slams Dalai Lama’s latest speech
Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by the Dalai Lama in which he expressed concerns about conditions in Tibet and Xinjiang.