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WUC marks three years since Urumchi fire, slams China's silence and ongoin
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The fire, which broke out in a residential building under lockdown in the Tianshan district of Urumchi, revealed the devastating effects of the Chinese government's racially discriminatory policies in East Turkistan and the broader repression.
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East Bengal bow out of AFC Women's Champions League after defeat to Nasaf
Updated : 6 months ago IST
East Bengal FC were eliminated from the AFC Women's Champions League 2025-26 group stage after suffering a 0-3 defeat to PFC Nasaf of Uzbekistan in their concluding Group B tie on Sunday in Wuhan
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Global outrage deepens as China's crimes against Uyghurs exposed worldwide
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The week began in Berlin, where the WUC and Campaign for Uyghurs hosted the International Uyghur Women's Dialogue from 14-15 November.
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East Bengal beaten by defending champions Wuhan Jiangda in AFC Women's Cha
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Wang Shuang's first-half brace steered defending champions Wuhan Jiangda Women's FC of China to a 2-0 win over East Bengal FC in their AFC Women's Champions League 2025-26 Group B tie on Thursday.
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World Boxing Cup Finals 2025: Jaismine marches into finals, sets up clash
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Joining Jaismine and a cohort of Indian boxers who will compete for the top honours on Thursday were Jadumani Singh and Pawan Bartwal, following their unanimous wins over their opponents, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
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Uyghur, Ukrainian groups file criminal complaint in Spain against Chinese
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Ukrainian civic group Don't Fund the Russian Army (DFRA) have submitted a criminal complaint to Spain's National Court against Huawei Technologies, Hikvision Digital Technology, Zhejiang Dahua Technology, and their subsidiaries in Spain.
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'Wuthering Heights' trailer out: Margot Robbie struggles to chain her love
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the latest trailer, soundtracked to a new song from Charli xcx's concept album for the film titled 'Chains of Love,' Robbie and Elordi's characters are seen meeting as kids before facing differences as they grow older.
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Germany deports Uyghur woman to China's brutal regime, sparks global outcr
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress condemned Germany's deportation of Rizwangul Bekri, a Uyghur woman, to China despite risks of persecution. Diverted to Turkiye, she avoided danger. WUC called the act a human rights violation, urged Germany to ensure her safety, reinstate Uyghur deportation moratori
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From annexation to surveillance: WUC condemns China's 76-year war on Uyghu
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
To mark the occasion, the WUC hosted an event at the European Parliament, led by MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, tracing the systematic erosion of Uyghur rights and exposing China's empty promises of autonomy under the XUAR framework.
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World Uyghur Congress highlights global advocacy in October newsletter
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) highlighted its October activities, including advocacy in Europe and Japan, protests against Chinese oppression, and actions targeting companies involved in Uyghur surveillance. Uyghurs in Xinjiang face systemic repression, including forced labour, surveillanc
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Taiwan's KMT chair Cheng Li-wun pledges democracy, economic revival, cross
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The newly elected Chairperson of Taiwan's opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), Cheng Li-wun, vowed to lead the party in defending democracy, revitalising the economy, and pursuing long-term peace across the Taiwan Strait during what she described as Taiwan's most challenging period, Focus Tai
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China faces growing global condemnation, as Uyghur advocacy intensifies i
Updated : 6 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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