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China's Xinjiang tourism push criticised as region faces mass surveillance
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Human rights advocacy group, Campaign for Uyghurs, has accused China of attempting to "whitewash" its policies in Xinjiang by heavily promoting tourism in the region, even as reports of mass detentions and surveillance continue.
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China faces growing global condemnation, as Uyghur advocacy intensifies i
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On October 24, WUC Adviser Omer Kanat met UN permanent representatives in New York to discuss a forthcoming joint statement condemning China's continued repression of Uyghurs and to propose concrete measures to halt what rights groups describe as an ongoing genocide.
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China faces global scrutiny as WUC highlights Uyghur repression
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted global attention on China's repression of Uyghurs, including human rights talks in Europe, Canada's Bill C-251 to ban forced-labour imports, U.S. calls to raise detainees' plight, and Japan's support for Uyghur rights, while urging companies to cut
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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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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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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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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 weekly brief highlights UN warning, transnational repression and Uyghu
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting attention to ongoing human rights abuses in East Turkistan, Beijing's campaign of intimidation against Uyghurs abroad, corporate complicity in forced labour, and the unresolved disappearance of Gulshan Abbas.
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China's crackdown deepens: Lawyers, activists, and minorities face escalat
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China's human rights situation draws global concern as lawyers, activists, and ethnic minorities face growing repression. Laws targeting ethnic unity and cybersecurity increase pressure on Tibetans, Uyghurs, and dissenters. Despite risks, activists, including feminists and Qi Hong, continue
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ETGE condemns Oracle for 'complicity in Uyghur genocide,' demands sanction
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile (ETGE) accused US-based Oracle of aiding China's surveillance of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples, calling it complicity in genocide. ETGE urged the US Congress, administration, and allies to investigate Oracle, impose sanctions, and end government cont
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UHRP applauds US House passage of Uyghur Policy Act, calls for urgent Sena
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Uyghur Policy Act makes it US policy to recognize and protect the distinct ethnic, religious, cultural, and linguistic identity of the Uyghurs, and authorizes more tools to end the atrocities," said UHRP Executive Director Omer Kanat.
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