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Swedish Uyghur Committee urges global action against China's genocide in E
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A Sweden-based Uyghur rights organisation, Svenska Uyghur Kommitten (SUK), commonly known as the Swedish Uyghur Committee, appealed to the international community to confront the geopolitical effects of China's action in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region (XUAR).
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UN Special Rapporteurs call on China over maintaining 'secrecy' on impriso
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A panel of UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights wrote a letter to the Chinese authorities expressing serious concerns at the conviction and imprisonment of Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas without due process and not even informing her family on her whereabouts.
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East Turkistan Government in Exile urges community to refrain from travell
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) urged the Uyghur community living abroad to refrain from travelling to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), claiming that it would aid the Chinese oppression and forceful invasion in the region and would weaken the efforts of the internati
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Chinese propaganda of East Turkistan's re-education distortion of reality:
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Svenska Uyghur Kommitten (SUK) commonly known as the Swedish Uyghur Committee on Monday criticised the Chinese government for spreading a fake narrative that claims that the Uyghurs in East Turkistan are being re-educated to counter-terrorism.
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US representative to UNHRC joins panel demands status of Uyghur doctor
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Michele Taylor the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday joined the panel of human rights experts of the UNHRC demanding the status of Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas who was detained by China (PRC).
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Documentary based on political prisoner's life unveils trauma of China's U
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A documentary film titled 'Behind The Mask' based on the life of a Uyghur camp survivor was screened at the Uyghur Center Virginia on Friday, a statement by the Uyghur American Association (UAA) reported.
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Uyghurs in US commemorate 10th anniversary of Yarkand massacre, call for a
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The event called for urgent US action against China's ongoing persecution of Uyghurs. Yarkand massacre occurred on July 28, 2014, when Chinese security forces brutally suppressed peaceful Uyghur protesters in Yarkand County, Xinjiang, China.
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Uyghur rights organisation urges int'l community to recognise ongoing geno
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In the statement, Svenska Uyghur Kommitten has called on the Swiss government and international community to acknowledge the expansionist policies of China in East Turkistan and demand transparency and accountability from China.
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Uyghur rights organisation appreciates US Senate Appropriations Committee
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has appreciated the unanimous endorsement of the US Senate Appropriations Committee (USSC) over restricting US visas for Chinese officials related to the detention of Gulshan Abbas, an Uyghur activist sentenced to over 20 years imprisonment by China.
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East Turkistan National Movement reaffirms region's quest for independence
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) declared that China's severe repression of Uyghurs in East Turkistan will not deter the region's quest for independence.
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World Uyghur Congress commemorates 10th anniversary of Yarkand Massacre
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, a tragic episode where Chinese security forces suppressed a large peaceful protest, killing numerous Ughur people.
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Amnesty International laments China for imprisonment and torture of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
An international human rights watchdog called upon the Chinese authorities on Tuesday for the illegal imprisonment and further torture of Ilham Tohti, a renowned Uyghur activist and intellectual, who advocated for understanding and dialogue between Uyghurs and Han Chinese people, Amnesty In
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