Author: Priya Saha

“The tribunal is satisfied that the PRC [People’s Republic of China] has affected a deliberate, systematic and concerted policy with the object of so-called ‘optimizing’ the population in Xinjiang by the means of a long-term reduction of Uyghur and other ethnic minority populations to be achieved through limiting and reducing Uyghur births,” Geoffrey Nice, who chaired the tribunal, said on Thursday as he read out the verdict. He added that the tribunal was “satisfied that President Xi Jinping, Chen Quanguo and other very senior officials in the PRC and CCP [Chinese Communist Party] bear primary responsibility for acts in Xinjiang.”While…

HOPKINTON, New Hampshire — Human Rights Watch reports that “the Chinese government has committed, and continues to commit, crimes against humanity against the Turkic Muslim population,” including the Uyghurs, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz. Chinese policies systemically target civilian religious minorities in Xinjiang and roughly one million Muslims are in Chinese reeducation camps. Representative James Langevin [D-RI] introduced House Resolution 812 on November 18, 2021, calling for “a diplomatic boycott” of the XXIV Beijing Olympics and XIII Paralympics due to ongoing reports of Uyghur genocide at the hands of the Chinese government.Uyghur Realities in XinjiangXinjiang is an area in the northwestern region…

A Greek court on Wednesday found an elected mufti of the country’s 150,000-strong Muslim Turkish minority not guilty of overstepping his authority by carrying out his duties as a religious official.Ibrahim Serif, the elected mufti of Komotini (Gumulcine) in northeastern Greece, had been charged by Greek authorities in 2018 with usurping authority after he attended a circumcision ceremony in 2016 and was to stand trial in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ercan Ahmet, Serif’s lawyer, said that the prosecutor asked the court to acquit the mufti, saying there is insufficient evidence to convict.Lawyers from the…

DHAKA: Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media. The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21, was found in his dormitory hours after he wrote a Facebook post slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing a water-sharing deal with India. He was beaten with a cricket bat and other blunt objects for six hours by 25 fellow students who were members of the ruling Awami League’s student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL). “I am happy with the verdict,” Fahad’s father Barkat Ullah told…

DACA – Twenty people were sentenced to death on Wednesday for the murder of a Bangladeshi student in October 2019. The body of 21-year-old Abrar Fahad was found with signs of beating in a dormitory at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) hours after he wrote a post On Facebook he criticizes Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing a water-sharing agreement with India. feelings: Parents find kidnapped son after 14 years of searching in China According to authorities, the young man was beaten for six hours with a cricket bat and other items by 25 fellow members of…

On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a law banning imports from China’s Xinjiang region because of concerns about forced labour. This is one of three measures that has received overwhelming backing, amid Washington’s push back against Beijing’s treatment of the Uyghurs Muslim minority. The House overwhelmingly approved the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’ by a vote of 428-1. It must now also be approved by the Senate and signed by President Biden before it can become law. Under the ‘Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’ or the Uyghur measure, all goods coming from Xinjiang, where the Chinese government has…

Bangladesh General Student Rights Preservation Council activists held a protest rally to demand justice for Abrar Fahad. (Photo by Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images) A student was beaten by 25 fellow students for criticising the Bangladeshi Prime Minister on social media. Twenty students were sentenced to death while five were handed life sentences. The 21-year-old university students had put up a post on Facebook that went viral hours before his death. Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the brutal 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media. The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21,…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja was impressed by Babar Azam’s side adaptability in the longest format following the Test series win over Bangladesh on Wednesday.Sajid Khan’s heroics helped Pakistan beat Bangladesh by an innings and 8 runs at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka to help visitors clean sweep 2-match Test series 2-0.”#PakvsBan Great win Pakistan. What is impressive is how well the team adjusted from T20 to Test cricket. A perfect 10! Congratulations,” Ramiz Raja tweeted.In a match that was marred by rain for the majority of the time, Sajid Khan picked eight wickets in the…

Over a thousand minor girls and women from Pakistan’s religious minorities including Hindus and Christians are abducted, forcefully converted to Islam and are married off every year, revealed a new report.Citing an inquiry done by British-led All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), Islam Khabar reported that the figure is an estimation based on extensive probe, but not accurate since “true numbers may never be ascertained.”The report, which was published in September 2021 focuses on the cases of Christian and Hindu girls between the ages of 12-25, of religious minorities including Hindus (1.59 per cent) and Christians (1.60 per cent) of Pakistan’s…

Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media.The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21, was found in his dormitory hours after he wrote a Facebook post slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing a water-sharing deal with India.He was beaten with a cricket bat and other blunt objects for six hours by 25 fellow students who were members of the ruling Awami League’s student wing, the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).”I am happy with the verdict,” Fahad’s father Barkat Ullah told reporters outside court after…

Reporters Without Borders says at least 127 journalists are detained in China, as Beijing takes ever harsher line on media freedoms.At least 127 journalists – from major international news outlets to bloggers – are currently detained in China as the Chinese Communist Party continues a major crackdown on media initiated by President Xi Jinping, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said in a new report. China now ranks 177 out of 180 in the media watchdog’s 2021 World Press Freedom Index,  two slots above North Korea, thanks to a sweeping campaign to limit free expression across every sector of society. In…

Australian government officials will not be attending the Beijing Winter Olympics next year, the prime minister has confirmed.Scott Morrison said the decision was made due to human rights abuses in China, and that Australia’s stance on the issue was “not surprising”.The decision comes after President Joe Biden announced earlier this week the US would not send diplomatic officials to the Olympics, citing the Chinese government’s ongoing genocide against minority Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.The prime minister said while there would be a diplomatic boycott from Australia, athletes would still be attending the games, which begin in…