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No justice for Uyghurs: WUC marks UN report anniversary amid ongoing repre
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Marking the third anniversary on August 28, WUC highlighted Amnesty International's latest findings on the enduring human cost of Beijing's repressive policies. Updates on 126 individual cases from the #FreeXinjiangDetainees campaign reveal that Uyghur families continue to suffer under mass
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World Uyghur Congress ramps up global pressure on China over rights abuses
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to WUC, in Washington, US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan package of bills, including the Preventing the Forced Return of Uyghurs Act, designed to protect Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities from forced repatriation to China, where they risk detention, torture, or enforced disapp
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WUC's weekly brief: Uyghur and Kazakh persecution sparks international ala
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kazakh national Alimnur Turganbay went missing after detention at the China-Kazakhstan border, raising rights concerns. Reports link his case to Beijing's crackdown on Uyghurs and Kazakhs. Meanwhile, Intel's past China ties and UK imports from East Turkistan face criticism as WUC urges stron
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ETGE condemns Azerbaijan's support for China's position on East Turkistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) condemned Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for backing China's stance on East Turkistan at the SCO summit. ETGE's Salih Hudayar called it a betrayal of Turkic heritage, accusing Baku of siding with Beijing's "genocide, colonisation, and occupat
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CFU marks International Day for Victims of Religious Violence, urges actio
Updated : 7 months ago IST
As per the press release by CFU, this day highlights those who are targeted because of their faith, including the Uyghur population, whose ability to practice Islam has been outlawed amidst China's extensive genocide. CFU emphasised that safeguarding the freedom of belief is crucial for ensu
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CUS report reveals China's expanding propaganda campaigns across MENA
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Center for Uyghur Studies (CUS) report reveals China's propaganda in the Middle East and North Africa, portraying itself as a benevolent partner while suppressing criticism of Uyghur abuses. It urges governments, media, and tech platforms to counter disinformation, promote independent jo
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US State Department accuses China of genocide, crimes against humanity in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The US State Department's human rights report accused China of "genocide and crimes against humanity" against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, citing mass detentions, forced labour, and re-education programs. It highlighted severe restrictions on free expression, systemic discrimination,
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WUC weekly briefing exposes China's ongoing abuses and global pushback
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress highlighted China's human rights abuses, including imprisonment of defenders like Ilham Tohti. The briefing noted UN calls for detainee rights, U.S. reports of genocide and forced labor, and enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to block goods produc
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UK faces pressure to ban imports linked to Uyghur forced labour in green t
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the submission, reviewed and cited extensively by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the UK's efforts to diversify supply chains for critical minerals, vital to the green energy transition, must be underpinned by a clear human rights framework.
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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US Senate bills targeting China's rights ab
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As stated in the release from WUC, these bills, introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), represent a rare and essential agreement in Congress regarding the pressing need for a firmer U.S. response to China's domestic and int
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Former Chinese Communist official tied to Uyghur Genocide arrested in US C
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official with deep ties to the regime, which is responsible for the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities, was found to be at the centre of a child abuse investigation in Arcadia, California, as per The Daily Caller News
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Cross-party US lawmakers launch Uyghur Genocide Accountability Act against
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a bipartisan push to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its ongoing human rights atrocities, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair and Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), have introduced the Uyghur Geno
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