March 6, 2026, CAIR

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the State Department to demand that the Chinese government free Uyghur Muslims allegedly arrested observing the fast of Ramadan and allow the Uyghur population to observe the holy month in peace.

In a press release shared on X, the World Uyghur Congress stated that according to reporting by Radio Free Asia (RFA) published on February 27, police officers detained six Uyghur residents from multiple villages in Hotan Prefecture, including Bulaq Chorgey, Bash Chapal, Dul Tugman and Korgan. Authorities reportedly accused them of secretly observing the Ramadan fast.

SEE: China accused of detaining Uyghurs for fasting as Ramadan restrictions intensify

In a statement, Washington, D.C., based CAIR said:

“It is long past time for the Chinese Communist Party to stop oppressing Uyghur Muslims and trying to erase their culture. The State Department should speak out against this reported oppression and demand the Chinese government end it. So should the Muslim-majority nations of the world.”

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