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China ‘invites’ EU diplomats to visit Xinjiang

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - March 21, 2019

China’s policies against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the northwest region of Xinjiang provoked a worldwide criticism. As reported by activists and human...

Kazakh rights defender arrested in Almaty

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - March 10, 2019

Kazakhstan is a key ally of China thanks to its geographical situation within the Silk Road frame. This privileged relation affects negatively Kazakhstan care...

Turkey calls on China to respect rights of Uyghurs

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - February 13, 2019

In a rare condemnation from the Muslim world of the East Asian nation’s persecution of ethnic Turkic Uyghurs and other Muslims, Turkey called on...

Huawei and Europe: When national security matters

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - February 7, 2019

Chinese commercial activities in the European Union have a long history stretching for decades. It started with the first caravans of Chinese immigrants opening...

Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti nominated for the Rafto Prize

ASIA Theodoros Benakis - January 28, 2019

In recognition for his tireless work in raising the human rights concerns of the Uyghur people and for promoting peaceful interethnic dialogue in China,...

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