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US: Speaker Mike Johnson invites daughter of detained Uyghur doctor to Sta
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
During the 2026 State of the Union Address, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson invited Ziba Murat, the daughter of detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, as his guest, drawing national attention to her case and the broader human rights concerns surrounding the Uyghur community in China. The de
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UK faces pressure to ban imports linked to Uyghur forced labour in green t
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the submission, reviewed and cited extensively by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the UK's efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals, vital to the green energy transition, must be underpinned by a clear human rights framework.
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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 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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CFU backs Uyghur Human Rights Bill to aid refugees fleeing persecution
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) expresses its support for the reintroduction of the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act, a critical and timely bipartisan piece of legislation that aims to provide Priority 2 (P-2) refugee status to Uyghurs escaping persecution.
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Human Rights activists slams UK government over China ties amid Wang Yi's
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Human rights advocates have slammed the UK government for welcoming Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in an attempt to "normalize" ties between the UK and China. Stop Uyghur Genocide Executive Director Rahima Mahmut has denounced the action as a capitulation to a dictatorship that is involved
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"China's severe travel restrictions on Uyghurs violating international rig
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to leave the country, the Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.
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Human Rights Foundation marks 11 years of Uyghur professor's detention; ca
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) marked the 11th anniversary of the unjust detention of Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur professor who has been enduring a life sentence for his peaceful advocacy for Uyghur human rights. A post shared on X by HRF highlighted the atrocities he endured, including wris
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Chinese rights lawyer marks three years in detention, vows not to "bow" to
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
According to RFA, Xie was arrested in December 2021 on charges of "subversion" after supporting a teacher who was detained in a psychiatric hospital for criticizing the government. The teacher, Li Tiantian, had spoken out about the expulsion of a Shanghai journalism professor who encouraged
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Germany: Uyghur activists mark 'Genocide Recognition Day', remember victim
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Several Uyghur organisations and activists commemorated the 'Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day' on December 9 in Munich, Germany. The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) emphasised the importance of remembering the victims of the Uyghur genocide.
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Uyghur lawyers hail Argentina Court's order for probe into Uyghur genocide
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
This ruling, marked as a significant step towards justice for the Uyghur community, mandates that the Prosecutor open an investigation into the alleged atrocities committed by Chinese state agents, bringing the Uyghurs closer to accountability for the systematic repression and international
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Uyghur activist condemns China's human rights abuses and economic exploita
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A renowned Uyghur human rights activist has lambasted China for its poor human rights record and its international policies of economic exploitation, especially in Africa.
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