Category: detention camps

Danish Women Evacuated From Syrian Camps Charged With Terrorism Links

October 7, 2021
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COPENHAGEN—Denmark said on Thursday three Danish women, who were evacuated from Syrian detention camps along with their 14 children, had been charged with aiding terrorist activities and illegally travelling to and residing in conflict zones. Danish authorities decided in May to evacuate the women, who were being held in northeastern Syria due to their association…

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Norway Wealth Fund to Probe Whether Firms Could Be Using Forced Labour From China’s Xinjiang

March 12, 2021
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OSLO—Norway’s $1.3 trillion wealth fund will probe whether companies it is invested in may be using the labor of ethnic Uyghurs and other Muslims linked to China’s internment camps in farwestern Xinjiang, the head of the fund’s ethics watchdog said. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which has massive market influence because it owns 1.5…

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