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The World Uyghur Congress condemned the arrest of pro-democratic supporters for up to 10 years by the Chinese government on Tuesday.
The pro-democracy activists were charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion”...
2024-11-20
A stampede at a middle school in Kashgar, located in the East Turkistan (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), has left 14 people injured, according to local authorities.
The incident occurred at around 3:25 pm (7:25 am GMT) on Monday at...
2024-11-20
Keir Starmer could meet China premier Xi Jinping at G20 summit
Becky Morton Political reporter
Nov 18 2024 ,BBC News
Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, with the government saying it wants...
2024-11-18
Leaders and delegates at the Sarajevo congress. From X.
The 8th Congress of the major organization of the Uyghur diaspora elected a new leadership. Its task is now more important and difficult than ever.
by Marco...
2024-11-18
Sen. Marco Rubio speaks during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Human rights activists see the Florida senator as an ally in their fight against the...
2024-11-16
Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi speaks at a commemoration of East Turkestan National Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2024. (Bahram Sintash/RFA)
Lawmakers pledge support on the day commemorating the founding of...
2024-11-15
Trump could name Rubio as his secretary of state and Noem as his homeland security secretary, US media say
Ana Faguy and James FitzGerald
BBC News, Washington and London
13 November 2024
A Florida lawmaker known for his tough...
2024-11-13
Detained Uyghurs in Thailand allegedly forbidden contact with relatives, lawyers and subjected to ‘different standard of care than other detainees’
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Independent 11 November 2024
Dozens of lawmakers across...
2024-11-12
November 11, 2024, Uyghur Academy
Various East Turkistan organizations, including the World Uyghur Congress, Uyghur Academy, Campaign for Uyghurs, East Turkistan Federation, Uyghur Human Rights Project, Uyghur Research Center, East...
2024-11-12
OWP, November 7 2024
A Uyghur woman spoke out about losing her land, only to be arrested shortly afterward. Since the 2000s, Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have implemented development measures to consolidate land ownership among...
2024-11-08
LONDON - Labour MPs have urged the UK government to introduce legislation equivalent to the US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) to prevent goods made with forced labour in the Xinjiang region of China from entering the...
2024-11-06
Uyghur student Nefise Oguz addresses Doğu Perinçek, leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party, in Istanbul on Oct. 24, 2024, in a video uploaded to TikTok. (Aykiricomtr via X)
Uyghurs living abroad say they believe China is behind the...
2024-11-06
International Service for Human Rights, November 4 2024
Two years after the publication of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' landmark assessment on the situation in the Uyghur region (Xinjiang), global scrutiny of...
2024-11-05
India Narrative, November 3 2024
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has issued a forceful appeal for the Chinese government to cease its persecution of the families of Uyghur activists, citing ongoing human rights abuses.
In a recent post...
2024-11-04
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is among MPs who have been sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for speaking out against the treatment of people in Xinjiang
By Kumail Jaffer
Daily Mail ,2 November 2024
Britain must...
2024-11-02
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 18: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing for Jack Lew, President Joe Biden's nominee to be the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, on Capitol Hill October 18,...
2024-11-01
The United States announced on Thursday, October 31, import bans on products from Hong Kong-based Esquel Group and several associated firms due to allegations of forced labor involving Uyghur workers, UPI reported yesterday.
The...
2024-11-01
The new leadership collective elected at the 8th Congress of the World Uyghur Congress. October 26, 2024, Sarajevo
by Paul Antonopoulos
Greek City Times, Oct 30 2024
In a pivotal moment for the Uyghur community, the World Uyghur...
2024-10-31
A Uyghur demonstrator at a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, 2019. Photograph: Huseyin Aldemir/Reuters
Dr Gillian Hughes, Dr Charlotte Burck, Dr Julia Nelki and Julia Granville the on the Uyghur Tribunal and David...
2024-10-31
The World Uyghur Congress event in Sarajevo. Photo: BIRN.
Nino Bilajac
October 30, 2024, BalkanInsight
Although it failed to stop exiled Uyghurs from holding a congress in Sarajevo, China’s embassy there has been busy on...
2024-10-30
