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East Turkistan govt in exile condemns China for genocide, seeks recognitio
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile marked 76 years of China's occupation of East Turkistan, calling it genocide and urging international action. At a White House protest, leaders demanded sanctions, accountability and recognition of East Turkistan as an occupied territory.
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'Use 'East Turkistan,' not 'Xinjiang,' says Uyghur leader, calls China's a
Updated : 3 months ago IST
According to Hudayar, the use of the term "Xinjiang" without context obscures the historical and political reality of what he described as China's military occupation of East Turkistan.
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Genocide Watch warns of cultural erasure and forced detention of Uyghurs
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Washington-based non-governmental organisation Genocide Watch recently published an article on its website titled "Genocide Emergency: Xinjiang, China 2025". The report highlighted the ongoing persecution of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), where approximately
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WUC highlights global advocacy, urgent Uyghur concerns
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its latest weekly brief, highlighting key developments in advocacy, commemoration, and urgent human rights alerts concerning Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
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Human Rights Watch report highlights rise in sexual harassment of exiled C
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
China's authorities have long attempted to quash dissent internationally, but there has been a troubling rise in harassment involving sexually explicit letters aimed at activists outside its borders, as highlighted in a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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ETNM holds vigil ahead of National Day of Mourning, urges global action ag
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
As the world approaches December 22, East Turkistan's National Day of Mourning, the East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM) is calling on the international community to confront what it describes as China's ongoing occupation and genocide of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples
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WUC raises alarm over imminent deportation of Chinese whistleblower Guan H
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
In its press release, WUC stated, "In 2020, Guan Heng secretly documented large-scale detention compounds in East Turkistan, producing rare visual evidence that corroborated survivor testimonies and investigative reporting on the Chinese government's mass repression campaign. His footage was
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CFU commemorates 40th anniversary of historic Uyghur student protests in U
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs marked 40 years of the 1985 Urumchi Student Movement, recalling mass protests against discrimination and nuclear testing. The group highlighted continued repression of Uyghurs, citing widespread abuses, imprisonment, forced labour, and cultural destruction recognised int
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World Uyghur Congress highlights rights violations in China's Xinjiang reg
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The month began with the East Turkistan National Day on November 12, reaffirming the resilience of the Uyghur struggle. The WUC marked a milestone in Uyghur women's empowerment through the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue, thereby strengthening gender representation in the global moveme
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WUC former President urges global action as Uyghur genocide recognition ma
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
World Uyghur Congress (WUC) former President Dolkun Isa renewed calls for justice and accountability for China's ongoing persecution of Uyghurs on Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day 2025, describing the movement's four-year campaign for recognition as a turning point in raising global awaren
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WUC marks four years of Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day, renews global cal
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The WUC stated that the Uyghur Tribunal was launched in June 2020 at the request of its former President Dolkun Isa, to document alleged atrocity crimes committed by China against Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Turkic Muslim peoples of East Turkistan. The independent tribunal, chaired by Sir Geo
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WUC ramps up global advocacy against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 3 months, 2 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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