Dozens of Uyghurs and American supporters, led by the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) urged the United States Congress to introduce and pass legislation recognizing East Turkistan as an occupied territory.
Around 120 Uyghur men and women joined the protest which was addressed by local Uyghur leader Abdullahad Udun, General Secretary of East Turkestan Human Right Watch (ETHR) and activist Omer Qarim.
In the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan (BKA) organized a conference presided over by its leader Shaheed Zaidin Yusuf. During the meeting, attendees condemned China for its illegal occupation of East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and for committing atrocities on innocent Uyghur Muslims.
Describing Tuniyaz as the "puppet," East Turkistanis said that UK barrister Rodney Dixon KC and his legal team have submitted the request on their behalf to the Metropolitan Police SO15 Counter-terrorism unit.
The protesters in front of the White House and the Alberta Legislature Building urged the international community to act swiftly to end "China's genocide" in occupied East Turkistan and restore its freedom and independence.
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The East Turkistan Government in Exile call on the 14 nations that visited Occupied East Turkistan, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Bahrain, Serbia, Tunisia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kuwait, and Sudan to oppose China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples i
The ETGE seeks from the Turkish government formal recognition of China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, besides recognising East Turkistan as an Occupied Country, and terminating all intelligence and security cooperation with China that targets E
The event was organized by East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) and the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE). The participants of the event called on the international community to intervene and stop "China's ongoing colonization, genocide and occupation campaigns."
Fifty United Nations member states issued a joint statement condemning the Chinese government's oppression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan.