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Uyghur Organisation accuses Chinese authorities of banning Eid celebration
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In stark contrast to global Muslim festivities marking Eid al-Adha, the Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused the Chinese government of intensifying its crackdown on Islamic practices in Xinjiang, historically known as East Turkistan.
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On Eid Al-Adha, calls for action highlight Uyghur and Turkic Muslims' plig
Updated : 2 years ago IST
These appeals highlight the dire human rights situation in the region, urging the international community to stand against the ongoing persecution under Chinese rule.
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Uyghur activist calls for global action to shift sourcing of green technol
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Arkin, in her statement, explained how China has been exploiting the Uyghur community of East Turkistan in mining and other operations to retrieve the minerals that remain mandatory for the production of greener alternatives of electricity generation and mobility.
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Uyghur activists convicted, sent to prison for their association with Wash
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Kashgar, a reporter working for VOA, claimed that he learned in May that his former colleagues Mirkamil Ahmed, Semet Ababekri, Abdukadir Rozi, Mehmut Abdukeyum and Akber Osman were convicted. Each of his accomplices was sentenced to at least seven years in prison.
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East Tukistan's government in exile condemns statements by Turkish Foreign
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) on Wednesday condemned the actions and statements given by Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye during his visit to China-occupied East Turkistan.
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East Turkistan Government in Exile urgently calls on US Senate to pass Uyg
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urgently called on the US Senate to pass the Uyghur Policy Act without delay to establish a Special Coordinator for Uyghur Issues within the US State Department. The East Turkistani people have been advocating for such a position since 1997, seek
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Carmakers found purchasing goods banned under Uyghur Forced Labor Preventi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A two-year-long research by the Senate Finance Committee in the US found out that car brands like BMW, Lands Rover, Jaguar, and Volkswagen have over time been purchasing spare parts originating from the Xinjiang region of East Turkistan, a report by The New York Times stated.
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"Only blind eyes could ignore genocidal nature": Italian Senator condemns
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Italian Senator, Giulio Terzi addressed an event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress, a Uyghur rights advocacy organization and expressed his deepest concerns and support for the struggle of Uyghurs against the oppressions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Ea
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Uyghur activists call for immediate global action against China's ongoing
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Uyghur rights leaders called for immediate global action to address the ongoing genocide and crimes done by China against the Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic ethnic groups in the East Turkistan region.
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"It's a complicated character": Makarand Deshpande on playing Nizam of Hyd
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The actor shared, "The army of Mir Osman Ali Khan was called Razakar. It was his private army. The movie is all about the torture by those razakars on them who went against them. There were a lot of Hindus who went against them, but the Muslims who went against them were not spared. So they
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"Today, we stand witness to tragedy that challenges very essence of humani
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The president of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Dolkun Isa, recently participated in a conference organised by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity to highlight and recognise the ongoing genocide against the Uyghur community in East Turkistan.
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US Congresswomen raise concern over Uyghur genocide in Xinjiang
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
She highlighted that the Uyghurs face genocide in modern-day concentration camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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