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WUC's award-winning documentary "Eyes of the Machine" sheds light on China
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is ramping up its global advocacy efforts. Their award-winning documentary "Eyes of the Machine" is shedding light on China's mistreatment of Uyghurs, reinforcing global attention on China's policies in East Turkistan.
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World Uyghur Congress highlights rights violations in China's Xinjiang reg
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The month began with the East Turkistan National Day on November 12, reaffirming the resilience of the Uyghur struggle. The WUC marked a milestone in Uyghur women's empowerment through the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue, thereby strengthening gender representation in the global moveme
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Global outrage deepens as China's crimes against Uyghurs exposed worldwide
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The week began in Berlin, where the WUC and Campaign for Uyghurs hosted the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue from 14-15 November.
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Cotton products made with Uyghur forced labour continue to flood European
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The report found that at least 15 factories in Bangladesh have imported hundreds of tonnes of cotton from two Chinese textile giants, Esquel Group and Jiangsu Lianfa Textiles, both of which are linked to Beijing's forced labour schemes. These factories supply major Irish retailers, including
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World unites against China's brutal campaign to erase Uyghur identity and
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The report also documented the death of 96-year-old Imam Abidin Damollam in prison while serving a nine-year term. USCIRF further noted the persecution of Uyghur women such as Tursungul Ghopur and Heyrinisa Memet, who were imprisoned for teaching religion and culture, calling it part of Beij
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UHRP applauds US House passage of Uyghur Policy Act, calls for urgent Sena
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Uyghur Policy Act makes it US policy to recognize and protect the distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Uyghurs, and authorizes more tools to end the atrocities," said UHRP Executive Director Omer Kanat.
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No justice for Uyghurs: WUC marks UN report anniversary amid ongoing repre
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Marking the third anniversary on August 28, WUC highlighted Amnesty International's latest findings on the enduring human cost of Beijing's repressive policies. Updates on 126 individual cases from the #FreeXinjiangDetainees campaign reveal that Uyghur families continue to suffer under mass
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World Uyghur Congress ramps up global pressure on China over rights abuses
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to WUC, in Washington, US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan package of bills, including the Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act, designed to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities from forced repatriation to China, where they risk detention, torture, or enforced disapp
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ETGE condemns Azerbaijan's support for China's position on East Turkistan
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) condemned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for backing China's stance on East Turkistan at the SCO summit. ETGE's Salih Hudayar called it a betrayal of Turkic heritage, accusing Baku of siding with Beijing's "genocide, colonisation, and occupat
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US State Department accuses China of genocide, crimes against humanity in
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The US State Department's human rights report accused China of "genocide and crimes against humanity" against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, citing mass detentions, forced labour, and re-education programs. It highlighted severe restrictions on free expression, systemic discrimination,
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WUC weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress highlighted China's human rights abuses, including imprisonment of defenders like Ilham Tohti. The briefing noted UN calls for detainee rights, U.S. reports of genocide and forced labor, and enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to block goods produc
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INCCS report exposes China's expanding transnational repression against Uy
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The report, titled Preventing Transnational Repression: The Case of the Uyghur Diaspora, written by David Tobin and Nyrola Elima, characterises transnational repression as actions taken by foreign governments to inhibit or constrain individuals' rights beyond their sovereign borders. It aler
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