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CFU marks third anniversary of UN Uyghur rights report, urges action again
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to CFU, the 2022 OHCHR report was the first by a UN body to acknowledge that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) actions in East Turkistan may amount to international crimes, including crimes against humanity.
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WUC's weekly brief: Uyghur and Kazakh persecution sparks international ala
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kazakh national Alimnur Turganbay went missing after detention at the China-Kazakhstan border, raising rights concerns. Reports link his case to Beijing's crackdown on Uyghurs and Kazakhs. Meanwhile, Intel's past China ties and UK imports from East Turkistan face criticism as WUC urges stron
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ETGE condemns Azerbaijan's support for China's position on East Turkistan
Updated : 5 months, 2 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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East Turkistan Government-in-Exile accuses China of "nuclear genocide"
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Marking the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) issued a strong condemnation of China's decades-long nuclear testing program in Lop Nur, calling it a deliberate act of "nuclear genocide" against the people of East Turkistan.
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ETGE condemns World Muslim Communities Council's "shameful collaboration"
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the post on X, ETGE accused the Council of siding with oppressors at a time when Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims in East Turkistan are enduring what it called "genocide, colonisation, and brutal occupation."
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East Turkistan National Movement vows unyielding fight on death anniversar
Updated : 7 months ago IST
They commemorated the 101st death anniversary of Abdulqadir Damolla, a revered leader who was executed by Chinese forces. He is widely regarded as the father of East Turkistan's national liberation movement.
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ETGE slams China's 'Propaganda' film, accuses Beijing of colonial occupati
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
As per ETGE, East Turkistan was a sovereign, independent state until it was invaded in 1878 by the Manchu Qing Empire, led by Zuo Zongtang, an officer pursuing colonial ambitions. Following the invasion, the region was unilaterally renamed "Xinjiang," or "new territory," in 1884.
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WUC marks 11 years since Yarkand massacre, demands justice, international
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) solemnly honours the victims of one of the most lethal crackdowns in East Turkistan since the 2009 Urumqi unrest on the 11th anniversary of the Yarkand massacre.
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US Congress hosts captive nations briefing as ETGE, Tibet call for indepen
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A congressional briefing focused on Captive Nations took place in the Rayburn House Office Building of the US Congress to observe Captive Nations Week 2025, which was established under Public Law 86-90, known as the Captive Nations Resolution, on July 21, 1959. The event brought together rep
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World Uyghur Congress' weekly brief highlights global efforts to combat Uy
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The WUC emphasised that this legislation responds directly to growing evidence, including a recent report from Global Rights Compliance, that exposes the Chinese Communist Party's use of Uyghur forced labour in East Turkistan's mining sector. U.S. officials have underlined that securing ethi
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Uyghurs rally at White House to commemorate Urumchi massacre anniversary,
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Dozens of Uyghurs, East Turkistanis, and American allies held a demonstration outside the White House on Saturday to mark the 16th anniversary of the July 5, 2009, Urumchi Massacre, where thousands of peaceful Uyghur demonstrators were killed or disappeared by Chinese forces in Urumchi, the
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China's crimes against humanity exposed in US: organ harvesting, mass rape
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The rally, organised by the East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM), the Parliament in Exile, and the East Turkistan National Fund, was marked by impassioned speeches and a clear call: Recognise East Turkistan and end all cooperation with the Chinese r
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