Alim Setoff News Today

Group recognized for shedding light on Chinese repression of 11 million Uyghurs.

Their comments come in response to a UN report on China’s repressive policies in Xinjiang.

A leaked list of detained Uyghurs underscores importance of rights chief’s visit, activist says.

Canada would welcome more Uyghur refugees; Britain would bar state purchases of products made with forced labor.

News of Yusup Saqal’s sentence comes as a top Chinese official tours Xinjiang to dispute charges of persecution.

The call comes a day after Michelle Bachelet announced a trip to China planned for May.

Analysts say rise in ‘counter-terrorism,’ ‘stability maintenance’ cases indicate repressive judicial tactics.