Press Release – For Immediate Release12 December 2024Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org+49 89 5432 1999 or contact@uyghurcongress.org
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Ibrahim Hooper
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Release Date: October 31, 2024
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Washington, D.C. — October 4, 2024
For Immediate Release
Contact: Hena Zuberi
hena@justiceforall.org
(202) 922-5878
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By U.S. Mission Geneva
Joint Statement on Xinjiang on the Second Anniversary of the
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Sakarov Prize Winner...
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Uyghur protests in Washington DC. Credits.
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Bitter Winter, 09/23/2024
We the undersigned are a group of Uyghur scholars,...
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From: Global Affairs Canada
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Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson
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(New York) –...
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28.08.24, OMCT
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