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WUC urges UK PM Keir Starmer to raise Uyghur genocide during landmark Chin
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the WUC, the prospect of deeper engagement with China has generated serious concern among Uyghur communities and human rights advocates, given that there have been no meaningful policy changes in East Turkistan since the last UK prime ministerial visit in 2018. The group highlig
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Mamtimin Ala slams global apathy over Uyghur forced labour, calls it 'mora
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ala said slavery, "one of the oldest moral wrongs in history", has been taken to an even darker level by the CCP through the systematic exploitation of Uyghur Muslims, turning human lives into "mere instruments for profit" in full view of the world.
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ETGE marks Uyghur genocide recognition and remembrance day, cites continue
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement shared on the social media platform X, ETGE recalled that on January 19, 2021, the United States officially determined that the People's Republic of China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in Occupied East Turkistan, a
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WUC's award-winning documentary "Eyes of the Machine" sheds light on China
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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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WUC raises alarm over intensified cultural repression and transnational pr
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The WUC press release also highlighted concerns over transnational repression, referencing a criminal case in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of the Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers human rights organisation, and 18 others on charges of "inciting ethnic hatred against the Chinese people."
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China's ongoing repression draws global pushback as Uyghur advocacy intens
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its monthly brief, highlighting advocacy networks worldwide that are seeing a surge in coordinated political engagement, remembrance events, and community-driven mobilisation, all aimed at countering China's ongoing repression in East Turkistan.
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World Uyghur Congress convenes global leaders to expose China's crimes aga
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting an international gathering in Munich on December 19-20, bringing together Uyghur leaders, political representatives, and human rights advocates to highlight China's ongoing repression in East Turkistan and reaffirm globa
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East Turkistan govt in exile condemns China for genocide, seeks recognitio
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile marked 76 years of China's occupation of East Turkistan, calling it genocide and urging international action. At a White House protest, leaders demanded sanctions, accountability and recognition of East Turkistan as an occupied territory.
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'Use 'East Turkistan,' not 'Xinjiang,' says Uyghur leader, calls China's a
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Hudayar, the use of the term "Xinjiang" without context obscures the historical and political reality of what he described as China's military occupation of East Turkistan.
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East Turkistan Govt in exile rejects 'Historical Falsification,' condemns
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has issued a strong condemnation against what it described as deliberate attempts to equate alleged collaborators of the Chinese occupation regime with leaders who genuinely struggled for East Turkistan's independence and sovereignty.
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WUC highlights global advocacy, urgent Uyghur concerns
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its latest weekly brief, highlighting key developments in advocacy, commemoration, and urgent human rights alerts concerning Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
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ETNM holds vigil ahead of National Day of Mourning, urges global action ag
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
As the world approaches December 22, East Turkistan's National Day of Mourning, the East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) is calling on the international community to confront what it describes as China's ongoing occupation and genocide of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples
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