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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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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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China destroying mosques, erasing Islamic identity from Xinjiang: Report
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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".
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Uyghur lawyers hail Argentina Court's order for probe into Uyghur genocide
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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
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Xi Jinping directly responsible for Uyghur genocide: East Turkistan Govern
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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.
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2014 Yarkand Massacre: East Turkistan National Movement call on US to act
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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.
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East Turkistan Govt in Exile's Minister calls for global action against Uy
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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.
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Uyghur Rights organizations slam China for ongoing human rights violations
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
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.
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UN side event spotlights China's rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Ka
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a side event at the UN Human Rights Council's 56th session in Geneva.
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Uyghur Americans commemorate 15th anniversary of Urumqi massacre in US cap
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Uyghur Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Urumqi Massacre in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, on Friday.
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Uyghur protest at UN demands justice on Urumchi Massacre anniversary
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a poignant display of remembrance and defiance, Uyghur Muslims gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva to mark the 15th anniversary of the 2009 Urumchi Massacre on Friday.
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