Turkistan Times News Desk | October 3, 2026
Starbucks’s first Urumqi outlets have drawn objections from a U.S. congressman and a Uyghur rights organization. They have called for closure, warning that the company’s presence could help...
2026-10-03
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Munich [Germany], September 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has announced demonstrations in Istanbul and Berlin on October 1, with Uyghur community members and supporting...
2026-09-30
Uyghur Muslims (via How Hwee Young/EPA) and Dolkun Isa is the President of the Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (via X)
Concerns about the detention of Uyghur Muslims in China were recently raised at the international level by...
2026-09-29
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk with China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Sept. 23, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Exile advocacy...
2026-09-24
President of the Uyghur Centre for Democracy Dolkun Isa (Photo/UNTV)
Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 (ANI): Dolkun Isa, President of the Uyghur Centre for Democracy, has urged UN member states to uphold the principle of non-refoulement...
2026-09-24
File photo caption: A photograph taken on July 19, 2023, shows a watchtower at what is said to be a detention facility in Artush, Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region (East Turkistan).
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2026-09-18
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özkan shared his observations from Ghulja, Kashgar, and Urumqi following a nearly week-long trip to East Turkestan. Özkan conveyed his notes regarding the condition of mosques, language usage, and passport...
2026-09-16
Two months ago, a Uyghur brother of ours—a Turkish citizen residing in Saudi Arabia—went to Jeddah Airport to travel to Turkey to receive medical treatment near his family due to illness. Shortly before his flight, he fainted, and...
2026-09-16
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Munich [Germany] September 13 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has highlighted a series of developments concerning Uyghur rights, China’s governance policies in East Turkistan, and...
2026-09-14
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Munich [Germany], August 31 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised fresh concerns over the fate of Uyghurs who have disappeared into what it described as a vast system of internment...
2026-09-03
Ethnic Uyghur demonstrators take part in a protest against China (File Photo/Reuters)
Munich [Germany], August 22 (ANI): New concerns over the treatment of Uyghurs in China and the alleged transnational repression of Uyghur...
2026-08-24
Australian Senator Dean Smith Calls for Magnitsky-Style Sanctions Against Chinese Authorities Responsible for Transnational Repression
Canberra: Senator Dean Smith, Co-Chair of the Australian Parliamentary Group for Tibet, raised concerns...
2026-08-21
Turkistan Times, 20 August 2026: At the 11th International Arabic Book Fair in Istanbul, East Turkistan organizations and media outlets highlighted the situation in East Turkistan, the preservation of Uyghur culture and identity, and the...
2026-08-21
World Uyghur Congress (Photo: @UyghurCongress)
Munich [Germany], August 15 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its latest weekly brief, highlighted new research documenting China's expanding efforts to exert pressure on Uyghurs...
2026-08-15
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Munich [Germany], August 8 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its weekly brief, highlighting global protests against Beijing's Ethnic Unity Law, welcoming expanded US sanctions...
2026-08-09
July 31, 20263, Reuters, By Karen Freifeld and Eduardo Baptista
Summary
First such action under Trump, largest since list took effect
Some newly listed companies have sold in the United States
China condemns...
2026-08-02
World Uyghur Congress Weekly Brief (Photo/uyghurcongress.org)
Munich [Germany], August 1 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has intensified its criticism of China, alleging that Beijing's policies targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic...
2026-08-02
Each day, Amnesty International UK will unveil another way that Amnesty activists are standing with Uyghur creatives
by Julie Ward, 01-08-2026
North East Bylines
This August, activists at Amnesty International UK are spearheading a...
2026-08-01
By Turkistan Times Staff
July 29, 2026
Former World Uyghur Congress (WUC) President and prominent activist Dolkun Isa was barred from entering Morocco and deported shortly after arriving at Casablanca’s airport on July 20. Isa had...
2026-07-29
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Munich [Germany] July 26 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in its latest weekly brief, highlighted a series of developments concerning the rights of Uyghurs, including a submission to...
2026-07-26
