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"Unbroken" launch reinforces urgency of Uyghur human rights crisis
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Uyghur activist Rushan Abbas launched her memoir "Unbroken: One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom" at the European Uyghur Summit in Munich, drawing global attention to ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The event featured solidarity from international dignitaries and highlighted growing inter
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Human Rights Group urges Kazakhstan not to deport ethnic Kazakh man fleein
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Atajurt, a volunteer organisation advocating for Kazakh individuals affected by oppression in Xinjiang, announced on Friday that it has verified that the man, Yerzhanat Abai, is currently in the custody of Kazakh police, according to RFA.
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China using boarding schools as tool of cultural genocide against Uyghur c
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The report provides a thorough analysis of how the boarding school system functions as a tool of cultural genocide within the Uyghur homeland, tracing the origins of China's assimilation efforts against the Uyghurs, including how narratives of "counter-terrorism" have been employed to legiti
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World Uyghur Congress weekly brief warns of escalating Chinese repression
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued its latest weekly brief, warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is intensifying its campaign of repression in Xinjiang while much of the democratic world remains either complicit or silent. One of the most alarming disclosures in the brief i
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Harvard faces backlash for training sanctioned Chinese Paramilitary offici
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Individuals from the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) participated in executive training programs at Harvard's TH Chan School of Public Health in 2023 and 2024, according to a study conducted by the China-focused think tank Strategy Risks.
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ETGE PM urges Canadian govt to take action against China's Uyghur genocide
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Abdulahat Nur called on the Canadian government to officially recognise and denounce the Uyghur genocide and to acknowledge East Turkistan as a territory under Chinese colonial domination, and to reaffirm its pledge to resettle at least 10,000 Uyghur refugees in Canada.
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3 Uyghur men resettled in Canada after 10 years in Thai detention, escape
Updated : 11 months ago IST
These men were part of a larger group of over 300 Uyghurs who fled China in 2014, where this ethnic minority endures ongoing persecution, only to be captured by Thai authorities, leading to a lengthy dispute regarding their future.
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Thai security command rejects Justice Minister's Xinjiang-Uyghur compariso
Updated : 11 months ago IST
ISOC spokesperson Maj Gen Thammanoon Maison argued that likening Thailand's southern border provinces to Xinjiang is both misleading and improper.
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EU refuses to lift sanctions on Chinese officials over ongoing Uyghur righ
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The European Union has refused to lift sanctions on Chinese officials over ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang, maintaining measures imposed in 2021 despite China's moves to ease counter-sanctions on EU lawmakers.
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ETGE condemns IHG, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and Wyndham for profiting from
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an ETGE release, they are building and operating hotels in regions under the jurisdiction of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a paramilitary and colonial organisation that has been sanctioned by the US, UK, Canada, and EU for its key role in carrying out Ch
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ETGE hails Dutch MP's motion to recognize 'East Turkistan' over 'Xinjiang'
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He urged the Dutch government to refer to the region currently labeled by China as "Xinjiang" by its rightful name: East Turkistan, the ETGE release noted.
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Uyghur rapper imprisoned in China for writing lyrics deemed to "promote ex
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a recent report by the rights advocacy group Weiquanwang, Shohret was convicted on June 20, 2024, on charges related to extremism and the illegal possession of items promoting extremism.
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