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Campaign for Uyghurs founder urges Philadelphia Mayor to cancel Chinese fl
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, head of Campaign for Uyghurs, urged Philadelphia's mayor to cancel a planned Chinese flag-raising on September 30. Citing her sister's imprisonment and CCP abuses, she warned the event would legitimise atrocities and called for standing with victims of tyranny instead of author
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WUC condemns China-backed smear campaign on Uyghur rights leader
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress condemned false allegations against its chair Rushan Abbas, calling them part of a smear campaign to silence Uyghur activists. It said the claims are baseless, politically motivated, and aimed at weakening global support for Uyghur rights while distracting from Chin
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"Uyghurs are facing a full-fledged genocide": Rushan Abbas calls out China
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Founder and Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, called the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang an "active and full-fledged genocide" in a discussion with The Epoch Times, detailing mass detentions, forced labour, sterilisation, organ harvesting, and transnational rep
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"Unbroken" launch reinforces urgency of Uyghur human rights crisis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas launched her memoir "Unbroken: One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom" at the European Uyghur Summit in Munich, drawing global attention to ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The event featured solidarity from international dignitaries and highlighted growing inter
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Uyghur activist discusses CCP's impact on democratic values at 2025 Copenh
Updated : 1 year ago IST
At the 2025 Copenhagen Democracy Summit, Uyghur-American activist Rushan Abbas brought international attention to the ongoing repression of Uyghurs in China, framing the crisis as not only a human rights emergency but a growing global threat to democratic values.
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Uyghur activist's memoir 'Unbroken' to highlight human rights abuses in Ch
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a deeply personal counter to Beijing's long-denied campaign of repression, prominent Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas is set to release her memoir, Unbroken: One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom, on June 10.
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Uyghur leaders honour victims of authoritarianism at Washington ceremony
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Chair of the World Uyghur Congress Executive Committee, and Omer Kanat, Executive Director of the Uyghur Human Rights Project, participated in the 18th Roll Call of Nations Wreath Laying Ceremony in Washington, DC, an event organised by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundat
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Uyghur rights advocate exposes China's financial repression tactics at HRF
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to WUC report, in her speech, Abbas detailed how economic tools are weaponized as part of the CCP's broader campaign of persecution, calling the tactics "a devastating financial dimension to the genocide Uyghurs are facing."
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Uyghur activist raises rights issue at UK Parliament
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, attended the UK Parliament's Iftar at Westminster Hall, where she briefly spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer about the ongoing repression of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.
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Uyghur activist condemns China's Tarim Basin drilling as colonialism and
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, has condemned China's recent announcement about completing the deepest vertical well in Asia, located in the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
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Uyghur activist leads protest at Chinese embassy on 28th Anniversary of Gh
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs, led a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, on the 28th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre. The demonstration condemned China's ongoing human rights violations and the genocide of Uyghurs in the East Turkestan reg
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Uyghur activist commends Trump's tariff on China, calls for accountability
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Rushan Abbas, the Executive Director of the Campaign for Uyghurs praised US President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports as an important step in addressing both national security concerns and human rights violations.
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