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WUC ramps up global advocacy against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting a series of events across Asia, Europe, and North America to expose China's ongoing atrocities against the Uyghur people and to demand stronger international accountability for the genocide unfolding in Xinjiang.
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China fails to silence Uyghur leader as UN Forum hears plea on oppression
Updated : 6 months ago IST
In a powerful intervention at the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva, Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights, delivered an impassioned statement highlighting China's systematic repression of Uyghur people despite an attempt by the Chinese de
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Uyghur survivor's testimony, WUC rebut China's false claims of harmony
Updated : 7 months, 4 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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CFU marks International Day for Victims of Religious Violence, urges actio
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
As per the press release by CFU, this day highlights those who are targeted because of their faith, including the Uyghur population, whose ability to practice Islam has been outlawed amidst China's extensive genocide. CFU emphasised that safeguarding the freedom of belief is crucial for ensu
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'Uyghur lives traded for cotton, solar panels': China's crimes against hum
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Over the past decade, China has escalated a brutal campaign of systematic repression against the Uyghur people, an indigenous Turkic Muslim group native to the region known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or East Turkestan.
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WUC marks Tiananmen Anniversary, links 1989 crackdown to ongoing Uyghur re
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) took to X to highlight the ongoing repression under the Chinese government and to pay tribute to the nonviolent pro-democracy demonstrators who were killed in 1989. The WUC connected the continuous violations of human rights in East Turkistan to the violent cr
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World Uyghur Congress highlights global advocacy efforts in weekly report
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) recently released its weekly briefing, spotlighting recent significant international engagements and ongoing efforts to raise awareness about the human rights crisis faced by the Uyghur people.
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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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Uyghur activist shares personal loss, calls for action amid China's crackd
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Germany-based Uyghur activist and former President of the World Uyghur Congress, Dolkun Isa, took to social media to share his family's suffering, which has spanned years due to China's alleged oppressive policies toward the Uyghur people.
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Organisations urge US to restore funding for RFA's Uyghur service amid Chi
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
A coalition of 57 Uyghur organizations worldwide, in collaboration with the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), has expressed deep gratitude for the Trump administration's strong support for the Uyghur people and urged the restoration of funding for Radio Free Asia's Uyghur Service, warning that it
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UK MP calls for global action against Uyghur genocide in China
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
His statement was an unequivocal call to his colleagues in the UK government to take on the human rights crisis in China. The MP further emphasised that standing with the Uyghur people sends a powerful message to the Chinese government, affirming that the UK will not tolerate genocide. Read More
Turkestan Organizations mark Ghulja massacre as part of ongoing Uyghur opp
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The International Union of Turkestan Organizations (IUETO) led a significant protest on Wednesday to mark the 28th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, an event that has become a symbol of the ongoing oppression faced by the Uyghur people in East Turkistan.
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