As the United States observes Captive Nations Week, the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) is urging the US and the global community to remember the ongoing plight of East Turkistan under Chinese occupation.
China has destroyed hundreds of mosques and Muslim shrines across Xinjiang. The museum in Kashgar barely mentions Islam, save for signs claiming that it was forced on Xinjiang and that the Uyghurs "are not Muslim by nature".
China has been intensifying its military presence in Xinjiang as part of its efforts to assert authority over the region, said Uyghur leader adding that the Chinese have already built over 360 military installations, including airbases and heliports.
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
The ETGE, officially the Government in Exile of the Republic of East Turkistan, is a political organisation established and headquartered in Washington, DC by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other peoples from East Turkistan.
East Turkistan National Movement, a non-governmental and non-profit organization based in Washington, has invited people to commemorate the 2014 Yarkand Massacre, during which thousands of Uyghurs were killed by Chinese government forces and since then the Genocide of Uyghurs started.
China has faced widespread allegations and international scrutiny regarding its human rights abuses, particularly concerning the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.
The representatives of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) have urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations to raise the issue and stand against the atrocities inflicted by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) upon the Uyghur community of the Xinjiang Uygur Autono
The panel, part of the China Tribunal, addressed the ongoing Uyghur genocide. In his remarks, Hudayar highlighted the root causes of the genocide, attributing it to the Chinese occupation and colonization of East Turkistan.
The representatives of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and Swedish Uyghur Committee (SUC) on Saturday organised protests in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Stockholm, Sweden, highlighting the atrocities of the Chinese authorities upon the Uyghur community of East Turkistan.