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ETGE urges Sweden to confront China over genocide and colonial oppression
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has called on the Swedish government to take a firm and principled stand against what it describes as the ongoing genocide and colonial occupation of Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples in Chinese-occupied East Turkistan.
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China's tech tyranny unveiled: WUC leaders reaffirm peaceful resistance
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, concerning the ongoing struggle for Uyghur rights and global advocacy for religious freedom and peaceful resistance.
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WUC mounts global offensive to hold China accountable for Uyghur genocide
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) released its monthly brief highlighting global advocacy efforts across Europe and Asia to raise awareness about China's repression of Uyghurs. It included meetings with diplomats, lawmakers, and rights groups, plus a civil complaint in France against firms acc
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China remains among world's worst human traffickers as CCP's forced labour
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The US State Department's 2025 TIP Report has again ranked China in Tier 3, the lowest category, over state-imposed forced labour and abuses against Uyghurs and minorities. The report cites detention camps, transnational repression, and lack of progress, with US officials urging stronger glo
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World unites against China's brutal campaign to erase Uyghur identity and
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The report also documented the death of 96-year-old Imam Abidin Damollam in prison while serving a nine-year term. USCIRF further noted the persecution of Uyghur women such as Tursungul Ghopur and Heyrinisa Memet, who were imprisoned for teaching religion and culture, calling it part of Beij
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From Xinjiang to South China Sea, China's actions spark global concern
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shun Fujiki, Executive Director of the International Career Support Organisation, criticised China's human rights abuses, treatment of minorities, territorial aggression, and influence over aid-dependent nations at the UNHRC sidelines, urging reforms to protect cultural diversity, sovereignt
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National Day of Mourning: East Turkistan activists to protest Chinese occu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The event, which will take place from 1pm-3pm, aims to bring attention to what organisers call the ongoing genocide and colonisation campaign against the Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which many in the diaspora refer to as East Tur
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Campaign for Uyghurs founder urges Philadelphia Mayor to cancel Chinese fl
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rushan Abbas, head of Campaign for Uyghurs, urged Philadelphia's mayor to cancel a planned Chinese flag-raising on September 30. Citing her sister's imprisonment and CCP abuses, she warned the event would legitimise atrocities and called for standing with victims of tyranny instead of author
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ETGE condemns China's Xinjiang anniversary celebration as "Colonial Propag
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement issued on its office website, the ETGE described the anniversary ceremony, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping and top Communist Party officials, as a "staged gathering" that serves to legitimize China's control over the territory.In a statement issued on its office websi
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Uyghur survivor's testimony, WUC rebut China's false claims of harmony
Updated : 5 months, 3 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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WUC opposes Xi Jinping's Xinjiang anniversary visit as propaganda amid rep
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Urumchi for Xinjiang's 70th anniversary, calling it propaganda masking genocide. While Xi praised "stability and unity," rights groups condemned China's White Paper as cover for repression, urging global action to h
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WUC condemns China-backed smear campaign on Uyghur rights leader
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress condemned false allegations against its chair Rushan Abbas, calling them part of a smear campaign to silence Uyghur activists. It said the claims are baseless, politically motivated, and aimed at weakening global support for Uyghur rights while distracting from Chin
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