world news MEPs set to call for EU's investment deal with China to be frozen The lawmakers want the European Commission to use any further discussions on the deal as leverage to improve China's human rights record. 19/05/2021
Turkey Diplomatic storm in Turkey over China's treatment of Uighur population Turkey summoned China's ambassador after the embassy suggested on Twitter that it could take action against two Turkish politicians that had criticised Beijing's treatment of its Muslim Uighur community. 07/04/2021
no comment Uyghur protest in Istanbul to mark visit of China's foreign minister Uyghur community members in Istanbul gather to protest the visit of the Chinese foreign minister to Turkey. 25/03/2021
China Chinese hackers are targeting Uighur Muslims abroad, says Facebook Facebook says it has taken action against hacker groups based in China, which are targeting Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province and abroad. 25/03/2021
China China warns EU against 'confrontational' human rights sanctions Brussels is set to debate sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority. 16/03/2021
USA US declares China is 'committing genocide' against Uighur minority In a statement issued on his last day in office, Mike Pompeo said China "has committed crimes against humanity" against Uighurs and other ethnic and religious minority groups in the northwestern province of Xinjiang. 20/01/2021
France Antoine Griezmann: What will the response be from Barcelona and China? The French footballer has severed ties with Huawei over claims that the Chinese telecoms giant was involved in the surveillance of Uighur Muslims. 11/12/2020
China China is 'running a campaign of intimidation' against Uighur diaspora They say the intimidation is 'unparalleled and illegal'. 21/02/2020
Germany China deletes Mesut Ozil from computer games over Uighur Muslims tweet China deletes Mesut Ozil from computer games over Uighur Muslims tweet 20/12/2019
The Cube Footballer Mesut Ozil 'misled' over Uighurs, says China The German footballer of Turkish descent weighed in on China's treatment of Muslims. On Weibo, fans in China were seen burning or cutting up Arsenal shirts featuring his name. 16/12/2019
The Cube The TikTok debacle: what does it tell about content moderation? The TikTok debacle: what does it tell about content moderation? | #TheCube 29/11/2019
China Uyghur activist Ilham Tohti wins 2019 Sakharov Prize The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the fight for human rights across the globe. 24/10/2019
