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.
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.
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.
Uyghur activists and supporters gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sariyer, Istanbul, on Friday to protest against ongoing Chinese oppression and religious persecution in East Turkestan.
A Chinese diplomat interrupted his speech and demanded the floor to object. The Chinese diplomat said Isa is not a representative of the "so-called NGO". However, UN Human Rights Council Vice President Asim Ahmed allowed Uyghur activists to complete his statement.
China on Thursday at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva interrupted Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa as he started speaking about the grim human rights situation of Uyghurs in Xinjiang province.
Marco Respinti, writing in Bitter Winter said that Campaign for Uyghurs on March 11-12 hosted the workshop to equip young Uyghur activists and students living in Turkey with the intellectual and practical tools and skills that may enable them to make their voice heard in the most effective w
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in her intervention during the 52nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council said, "It is with increasing concern that we monitor the situation in the Uyghur Autonomous Region."
Recently, Tuniyaz cancelled a trip to the United Kingdom and the European Union after an outcry from politicians and Uyghur activists who said welcoming him would tacitly condone China's human rights abuses against Uyghurs.
Uyghur activists protested near the Chinese Consulate in the Sariyer district of Istanbul and raised concerns over human rights violations in the Xinjiang region in China.
The agitation which began at 05.00 am (local time) on Wednesday included student activists from 'Uyghur Youth' and East Turkestan Federation (Dogu Turkestan Federasyon).