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China's ongoing repression draws global pushback as Uyghur advocacy intens
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its monthly brief, highlighting advocacy networks worldwide that are seeing a surge in coordinated political engagement, remembrance events, and community-driven mobilisation, all aimed at countering China's ongoing repression in East Turkistan.
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Global outrage deepens as China's crimes against Uyghurs exposed worldwide
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The week began in Berlin, where the WUC and Campaign for Uyghurs hosted the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue from 14-15 November.
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China faces growing global condemnation, as Uyghur advocacy intensifies i
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On October 24, WUC Adviser Omer Kanat met UN permanent representatives in New York to discuss a forthcoming joint statement condemning China's continued repression of Uyghurs and to propose concrete measures to halt what rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.
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WUC mounts global offensive to hold China accountable for Uyghur genocide
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) released its monthly brief highlighting global advocacy efforts across Europe and Asia to raise awareness about China's repression of Uyghurs. It included meetings with diplomats, lawmakers, and rights groups, plus a civil complaint in France against firms acc
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Uyghur survivor's testimony, WUC rebut China's false claims of harmony
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, spotlighting the harrowing survivor accounts, condemning Chinese propaganda in East Turkistan, and mourning the passing of one of its founding figures, reflecting the ongoing struggle of the Uyghur people amid repression.
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WUC condemns China-backed smear campaign on Uyghur rights leader
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks 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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World Uyghur Congress strengthens worldwide advocacy to expose China's atr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting its intensified global advocacy efforts through missions in Turkiye, Geneva, and Italy, alongside active youth participation and international media outreach.
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Uyghur advocacy groups laud US expansion of import ban on products linked
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement, dedicated to highlighting human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, welcomed the US government's decision to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
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1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting 1/3 of China's prison population: Uyghu
Updated : 2 years ago IST
An annual report by a Uyghur advocacy group revealed ongoing persecution in China's far-western Xinjiang province, with an estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs jailed, accounting for a third of China's prison population, 3.5 times the world's highest rate of imprisonment.
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UK high court allows Uyghur advocacy group to proceed with forced labour c
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], December 17 (ANI): The High Court of England and Wales on Wednesday allowed Uyghur rights advocacy group to proceed with a forced labour case against UK authorities for permitting the importation of cotton goods produced with Uyghur forced labour in China.
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