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World Uyghur Congress condemns China's restriction on Uyghur mobility righ
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In the press release on February 4, WUC mentioned that while Beijing maintains that the region has "normalized," evidence points to the opposite, and "mass surveillance, arbitrary restrictions, and the weaponisation of passports are part of a deliberate strategy to suppress Uyghur identity a
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WUC to lead global protests, memorials on Ghulja Massacre Anniversary to r
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
These events are intended to raise awareness of the ongoing genocide in East Turkistan and to pay tribute to the victims of the Ghulja Massacre. By taking these steps, the WUC hopes to foster global unity and highlight how crucial it is to protect democratic values, freedom of speech, and cu
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Uyghur entrepreneur faces hotel room rejection in China due to ethnicity
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A young Uyghur entrepreneur recently revealed the discrimination he encountered while trying to search for a hotel room in Taiyuan, mainland China in a post shared by the World Uyghur Congress on X. Despite the cold winter, several hotels refused to accommodate him simply because of his Uyg
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Uyghur activist Rahima Mahmut urges UK to investigate forced labour in sup
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Speaking before the UK Parliament's Human Rights Committee, Mahmut emphasized the mounting evidence linking forced labour in China to various industries, particularly in the production of cotton.
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World Uyghur Congress urges Thailand to halt deportation of Uyghur refugee
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
WUC stated that these refugees, who fled persecution in East Turkistan in 2014, are at risk of "severe consequences" if forced to return to China, where the government has been accused of "systematic human rights violations" against the Uyghurs.
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Activists in Japan demand urgent action as detained Uyghurs in Thailand fa
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The group urged Japan and the international community to take immediate action to prevent their deportation to China, where they risk facing severe persecution, torture, and even death.
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World Uyghur Congress stages global protests against deportation of Uyghur
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Protests erupted worldwide as the World Uyghur Congress, its affiliate organizations, and other Uyghur groups rallied in front of Thai embassies, urging the Thai government not to repatriate 48 Uyghur refugees to China, where they face severe persecution and torture.
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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US sanctions on 37 companies linked to forc
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In a post on X, the World Uyghur Congress stated that this move includes major players in industries such as solar energy, textiles, and mining, many of which are linked to the exploitation of Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in East Turkistan.
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Calls for justice intensify over imprisonment of Uyghur-language website f
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
On the birthday of Ekpar Asat, the founder of the Uyghur-language website Baghdax, his sister Rayhan E Asat, a human rights lawyer, renewed calls for his release, highlighting the continued injustice he faces in Chinese detention camps.
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World Uyghur Congress condemns Chinese sanctions against Uyghur, Tibetan o
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has strongly condemned the Chinese government's recent decision to impose sanctions on the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) and its leadership, including former WUC Director of the Legal Committee, Mehmet Tohti, along with 14 of its staff members and expe
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World Uyghur Congress marks 1985 Uyghur Student Movement, highlights ongoi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) commemorated the 39th anniversary of the 1985 Uyghur Student Movement, a pivotal moment in the history of Uyghur resistance against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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World Uyghur Congress marks Genocide Remembrance Day with protest in Genev
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protest highlighted the ongoing atrocities faced by the Uyghur Muslim minority in China's Xinjiang region and called for urgent international intervention.
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