China using Uyghur woman to spread propaganda among locals in Pakistan: Report
Aug 16, 2023, at 01:01 am
China is trying to use local Uyghurs as a part of its propaganda tool to showcase the happy face of the community among Pakistani people.
World Uyghur Congress marks ninth anniversary of Yarkand massacre
Jul 30, 2023, at 12:25 am
On the ninth anniversary of the Yarkand massacre, the World Uyghur Congress remembered all those who were killed during and in the aftermath of the July 28, 2014 incident.
Uyghurs to mark Urumqi massacre, demonstrate outside Chinese Embassy in Washington
Jul 02, 2023, at 12:24 am
Members of a non-profit organization, based in the US capital Washington DC, will protest outside the Chinese Embassy in the city to mark Urumqi Massacre.
Lack of attention given to Uyghurs’ situation is disturbing: Reports
May 07, 2023, at 04:59 am
Beijing: Uyghurs continue to be persecuted by Chinese authorities but people are not paying enough attention to this extreme human rights violation which is making the situation “disturbing,” Canada-based freelance contributing columnist Michael Levitt wrote in Toronto Star.
US Senator Marco Rubio reintroduces Uyghur Policy Act
Apr 25, 2023, at 01:19 am
Washington: As recent arrests by federal law enforcement have shown, dissidents who oppose the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continue to be targets of intimidation campaigns by CCP security and intelligence officials on U.S. soil.
Feb 20, 2023, at 03:32 am
Rome: The Italian Senate recently unveiled a book titled “La Trappola Cinese”, composed by World Uyghur Congress President Dolkun Isa.
Ghulja Massacre: Protests held in Bangladesh over Uyghur atrocities by China
Feb 06, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Dhaka: Several regions in Bangladesh witnessed protests against Chinese atrocities against Uyghur people recently to mark the anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre.
Jan 16, 2023, at 03:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan foreign office on Friday said the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”, hours after a tweet was posted in support of Uyghur Muslims in China.
Protest held in various US cities against China's human rights abuse
Dec 11, 2022, at 07:43 pm
Seattle: Condemning the Chinese government for committing human rights abuses amounting to crimes against humanity, various groups, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, protested in different cities on the West Coast of the US.
Japan: Activists protest against atrocities committed against Uyghur community in China
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Tokyo: Few activists gathered in Japan's capital city Tokyo on Dec 3 to protest against the atrocities committed against the Uyghur community in China.
Uyghur activists demonstrate near Chinese Consulate in Istanbul
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:37 pm
Istanbul: Several Uyghur activists demonstrated near the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently.
Chinese govt systematically imposing forced interethnic marriages on Uyghur women: Reports
Nov 19, 2022, at 03:02 am
Xinjiang: New research by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has found, based on evidence from Chinese state media and policy documents, government-sanctioned profiles and testimonials, and accounts from women in the diaspora, that government-incentivized and forced interethnic marriages have been occurring in the Uyghur Region since 2014.
China’s surveillance campaigns are now targeting Uyghurs: Report
Nov 17, 2022, at 07:11 pm
Beijing: Cybersecurity researchers have now found two new surveillance campaigns that are targeting Uyghurs in China and abroad, media reports said on Tuesday.
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and their demand for independence
Nov 16, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Taipei: Several Taiwanese NGOs recently extended support to Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a stand against China’s oppression of the minority group.
Germany decides to reevaluate relationship with China, Beijing irked
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:09 am
Munich: Germany has decided to reevaluate its relationship with China after the outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and on numerous issues including the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, media reports said on Tuesday.
China’s 73rd National Day: Bangladesh witnesses demonstrations over Uyghur treatment issue
Oct 03, 2022, at 01:16 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh recently witnessed protests over persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government, debt trapping Dhaka through various projects and ill-treatment of Bangladeshi workers who are working on different Chinese projects, media reports said on Sunday.
Anti-China protests in Turkey gather pace, proscribed Hizb-ut-Tahrir now takes up Uyghur cause
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:28 pm
Istanbul: The protests against China's 'Hunger Genocide' in East Turkestan under the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to gather support from Islamist groups and local Turkish populace.
Genocide in China: Uyghurs demonstrate in Austria
Sep 17, 2022, at 04:37 am
Vienna: The Uyghur community of Austria on Wednesday recently protested against the genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in China on the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic by forcing a lockdown in areas of East Turkestan and imprisoning people inside homes without food and medical aid.
China faces UN heat over Uyghur torture
Sep 01, 2022, at 05:03 pm
The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province.
Xinjiang officials use China’s anti-crime campaign to target those Uyghurs who are 'disloyal'
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:18 pm
Xinjiang: A police officer has said authorities in the Chinese city of Xinjiang are using the government’s 100-day crackdown on criminals and fugitives to target Uyghurs deemed “religious extremists” and “two-faced".
China to allow Turkish delegation to visit Xinjiang
Aug 09, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Beijing: China has decided to allow a Turkish delegation to Xinjiang, two months after the United Nations human rights chief visited the region to investigate allegations of widespread abuses.
Uyghur rights activists organize protest against China’s atrocities near UN HQ in New York
Jul 30, 2022, at 05:09 am
New York: The East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement, and the Free Kazakhs Organization participated in a demonstration at the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday to highlight China's atrocities against Uyghur community members.
Thailand: Three Uyghurs flee from detention centre
Jul 19, 2022, at 04:08 am
Bangkok: Authorities in Thailand have started searching for three Uyghur men who escaped from an immigration detention centre in the country earlier this week, a police investigator said.
Lawyers approach ICC to investigate treatment of Uyghur Muslims by China
Jun 28, 2022, at 05:56 am
Xinjiang/Washington: A team of lawyers recently approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs and others in China’s Xinjiang area.
USCIRF appoints Uyghur-American Nury Turkel as USCIRF chairman
Jun 26, 2022, at 12:10 am
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has unanimously elected Uyghur-American Nury Turkel as its Chair to lead the Commission for 2022-2023.
China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect, says Human Rights Watch
Jun 23, 2022, at 07:13 am
Washington: The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labor by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, Human Rights Watch has said.
47 nations voice concern over Beijing's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Jun 17, 2022, at 04:51 am
Geneva: As many as 47 countries have voiced concern about China's Uyghur repression and Beijing's abuses in the country’s far-western Xinjiang region.
World Uyghur Congress applauds Genocide Resolution in European Parliament
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:52 am
London: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauded the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament, by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government’s systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan “amount to crimes against humanity and a serious risk of genocide”.
China: Uyghur Musims are now kept in a giant open air prison
Jun 08, 2022, at 02:34 am
Washington/Xinjiang: A top American newspaper has shown how Xinjiang region, a place where Uyghur Muslims stay in large numbers, have turned into an open-air prison camp by the Chinese Communist Party, media reports said.
Uyghur body disappointed with UN official Michelle Bachelet's visit to China
Jun 04, 2022, at 02:10 am
Washignton: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has said it is seriously disappointed with the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s, visit to China, including a trip to East Turkestan.