Over 150 participants, including parliamentarians, politicians, Uyghur rights advocates and civil society representatives participated in the two-day "International Uyghur Forum: Global Parliamentarian Convention" at the National Diet of Japan (House of Representatives Building) in Tokyo.
October 12, 2023, marks the deplorable 74th anniversary of China's belligerent invasion of East Turkistan, a country that China subsequently renamed "Xinjiang," which translates to 'new territory' or 'colony' in the Chinese language.
Under Xi's leadership since 2012, China's state broadcaster CCTV, rebranded as CGTN, for international audiences and the Xinhua news agency have rapidly expanded their presence worldwide.
The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an urgent plea to the 78th UN General Assembly and its member states, calling for immediate and decisive action to stop China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic peoples.
The National Ulema Mashaikh Parishad (NUMP) of Bangladesh led these protests on Sunday, staging demonstrations at the North Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, as reported by Dhaka Tribune, a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper.
“Nothing to celebrate” was the central theme of the protest, organised by China’s persecuted communities, including Hongkongers, Southern Mongolians, Tibetans and Uyghurs, according to Global Alliance for Tibet and Persecuted Minorities, a UK-based rights group.
Amid the world's criticism of the atrocities done to Uyghurs, Dhaka and Narayanganj has witnessed protest rallies, demanding justice for Uyghur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China’s forceful repression of women calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
Rahile Dawut had appealed against the subsequent conviction. However, his appeal was apparently rejected and it remains unclear on when she was sentenced to life in prison.
The East Turkestan Government in Exile has issued an immediate and urgent plea to the 78th United Nations General Assembly and its member states for immediate and decisive action to halt China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other Turkic peoples.
On August 17, a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) led by Ambassador Dya-Eddine Bamakhrama, arrived in China to meet with China’s Vice Foreign Minister, Deng Li, and other CCP officials. The delegation will also visit East Turkistan to “observe the living conditions