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World Uyghur Congress: Activist Rushan Abbas appointed as new chairperson

Oct 29, 2024, at 10:55 pm

World Uyghur Congress, a body that fights for the Uyghur community and their rights, has elected a new leadership during the recently held General Assembly.

World Uyghur Congress condemns China's campaign of threats, disinformation and smear tactics against staff, scholars

Sep 09, 2024, at 04:54 am

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a rights organisation,has condemned an alleged continuing campaign of 'threats, disinformation and smear tactics' by China against its staff, leadership and scholars.

Uyghur advocacy groups appreciate US for banning goods produced with Uyghur forced labour

Aug 12, 2024, at 03:12 am

The East Turkistan National Movement has appreciated the USA for the decision taken to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.

Uyghur Congress urges German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to flag human rights violations to China in his upcoming visit

Apr 15, 2024, at 02:10 am

In a joint letter to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) urged him to raise the issue of the human rights situation and atrocities in Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia and China itself during his upcoming trip to China.

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. 

Saudi authorities prepapring to deport 2 Muslim Uyghurs back to China: HRW

Jan 21, 2022, at 09:19 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: Saudi authorities are apparently preparing to deport two Muslim Uyghurs back to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said recently.

Rights group activists discuss atrocities by China in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong

Mar 03, 2021, at 05:52 pm

A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) recently held a panel discussion on the human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong on Sunday.

Refuting Chinese Mission's claims, World Uyghur Congress says Beijing engages in systematic campaign to destroy culture of minorities

Dec 05, 2020, at 12:36 am

Munich:  World Uyghur Congress has slammed China and refuted its claim that  it protects cultural customs and relics of ethnic minorities.

Uighurs may be able to file genocide case against China in UK court

Sep 30, 2020, at 11:32 pm

London/UNI: The British Parliamentarians, sympathetic to Uighurs are pushing for Muslim minorities in China being allowed to file petitions in the UK High Court against the alleged genocide in Xinjiang.

Release jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti from Chinese prison, says his daughter

Sep 26, 2020, at 01:51 am

Beijing: Daughter of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti has demanded  immediate release of her father from a Chinese prison.

Exiled Uyghurs now move ICC to probe Chinese 'genocide' in Xinjiang

Jul 12, 2020, at 09:30 pm

A group of Uyghurs, who are currently in exile, have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court and sought an investigation into senior Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, for genocide and crimes against humanity.