By SCF - February 11, 2026 Uyghur rights activist Dolkun Isa has said Turkish authorities prevented him from entering the country during a transit stop at Istanbul Airport, calling it a politically motivated measure linked to pressure...
Turkistan Times, 10 Feb. 2026: In a landmark election held on February 8, 2026, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) achieved a historic supermajority under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Winning 316 of the 465 seats in the...
Rahima Mahmut of Stop Uyghur Genocide (second right) with UK Uyghurs outside London’s Chinese Embassy on February 5, 2026, to commemorate the day Chinese forces opened fire killing unarmed protesters. Courtesy of Stop Uyghur...
Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul (File Photo/ Reuters)  Munich [Germany] February 5 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) on Wednesday commemorated the 29th anniversary of the Ghulja...
Turkistan Times, 2 February 2026, BISHKEK/KASHGAR — While the world watches the tightening of economic bonds between Central Asia and Beijing, a new air link is set to bridge the gap between Kyrgyzstan and the heart of the Uyghur...
Turkistan Times - 1 February 2026: The Magna Carta, a 13th-century manuscript revered as the foundational symbol of social justice and human rights, is currently being guarded by technology that stands in direct opposition to its values....
Guan Heng, 38, has been in custody since being detained in August as part of a mass deportation campaign by the Trump administration. Luo Yun via AP A judge ruled for Guan Heng, who feared persecution in China after secretly filming...
OIC Secretary-General met with senior Chinese officials in Beijing on January 26, 2026. Photo Credit: oic-oci.org BEIJING – On January 26, 2026, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met with...
LONDON / MUNICH — As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer prepares for the first official visit of a British leader to China since 2018, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and a coalition of international human rights organizations have issued a...
22 January 2026, OHCHR GENEVA – UN experts* today expressed deep concern regarding persistent allegations of forced labour affecting Uyghur, Kazakh and Kyrgyz minority groups as well as Tibetans within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...
By SCF -January 20, 2026 Turkish authorities have barred a Uyghur man possessing a long-term residence permit from re-entering the country after a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, citing a previously undisclosed security ban,...
Ethnic Uighur demonstrators take part in a protest against China, in Istanbul (File Photo/ Reuters)  Washington, DC [US] January 17 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is ramping up its global advocacy efforts. Their award-winning...
By Uyghur Times Staff Jan 14, 2026 Washington, D.C. — A fraudulent website impersonating the U.S.-based human rights organization Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has surfaced online, prompting warnings about potential disinformation...
The Uyghur Muslims, the native inhabitants of East Turkistan—which is occupied by Marxist-Communist China—are subjected to intense surveillance and strict control. This monitoring has reached the level of espionage, targeting Uyghurs...
Uyghur advocacy group cites legal action in Central Asia and managed diaspora travel as signs of Beijing’s expanding transnational reach Muslim Network TV — January 12, 2026 GENEVA, Switzerland (MNTV) — The World Uyghur Congress...
RTI, 07/01/2026  Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are warning residents that listening to the wrong music could land them in detention — or worse. An Associated Press investigation has found that officials in the region are targeting...
Cargo is being loaded onto a plane at the airport in Urumqi on August 15, 2024, ahead of its departure for Budapest, capital of Hungary. Photo: VCG Turkistan Times - 11 January 2026 A recent report by the Global Times highlights a...
Turkistan Times – 10 January 2026 The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Weekly Brief published on January 09, 2026, reveals alarming new details regarding China’s ongoing campaign to erase Uyghur identity in East Turkistan. An exclusive...
IANS Photo Astana, January 5 (IANS): The lawsuit filed in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of Kazak advocacy group Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers, and 18 other co-defendants on charges of inciting “national (or ethnic) discord...
A book launch and signing event for “Imprisoned Souls: Poems of Uyghurs in Chinese Prisons” was held in London, where the Uyghur genocide was also brought into focus. 24 December 2025, Londra Gazete On 16 December 2025, the Yunus...