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East Turkistan National Day & Uyghur Struggle for Self-Determination
Each year on November 12, the global Uyghur community unites to commemorate East Turkistan National Day. The day marks two historic moments of independence by the Uyghur people: th…
Read more →Global Resistance on China’s 76th National Day: Protests, Locations, and Digital Defiance
China marked its 76th National Day on October 1, 2025, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, the official celebrations in Beijing—complete with f…
Read more →World Uyghur Congress Advocates Urgent Action Against Uyghur Genocide at UN Event
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) marked a pivotal moment on 30 November 2023 at the United Nations (UN) event focused on utilizing the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) to shed light …
Read more →Global Parliamentarians and Uyghur Advocates Convene in Tokyo to Address Uyghur Rights and Human Rights Abuses
The "International Uyghur Forum: Global Parliamentarian Convention" took place in Tokyo, Japan, from October 30 to 31, 2023, bringing together parliamentarians, Uyghur ri…
Read more →World Uyghur Congress Urges Central Asian Governments to Speak Up Ahead of China-Central Asia Summit
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) alerted the Central Asian Governments’ responsibility to speak up, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit, taking place on May 18-19 in Xi&rsq…
Read more →China Attempts to Block Uyghur Activist from Speaking at UN Human Rights Council
China has attempted to block Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa from speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thurday, where he demanded urgent action be taken over allegatio…
Read more →WUC organizes International Uyghurs Forum kick off in Brussels
Source: WUC The International Uyghurs Forum started today on 09 Nov in the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The President of World Uyghur Congress, Dolkun Isa welcomed the…
Read more →German Chancellor’s visit to Beijing amidst human rights concerns will devalue human rights: Activists
Source: Hong Kong Watch In the joint-letter human rights organisations & Hong Kong, Uyghur, Tibetan, Chinese, & Taiwanese civil society groups across Europe, UK, Canada, &a…
Read more →UN rejects debate on China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims
Source: Reuters Geneva: The UN rights council on Thursday voted down a Western-led motion to hold a debate about alleged human rights abuses by China against Uyghurs and other Musl…
Read more →A Former Tibetan political prisoner testifies on deplorable situations under China
Source: Tibet.net Geneva: Former Tibetan political prisoner Golog Jigme testified on deplorable situations under China at a side event alongside the ongoing 51st UN HRC session, on…
Read more →Speakers call for HRC members to push for meaningful investigation on the ground in Tibet
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council 51st side event was held yesterday at Geneva, Switzerland. The purpose of this event was to raise voices for Chinese government accountability a…
Read more →UN report accuses China for ‘crime against humanity’ in Xinjiang
The UN has accused China of "serious human rights violations" in a long-awaited report into allegations of abuse in Xinjiang province. China had urged the UN not to relea…
Read more →A new UN assessment points towards forced labor in Tibet and Xinjiang
According to a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Modern Slavery, it is "reasonable to conclude" that forced labour has been occurring in the Ch…
Read more →Uyghur activists join Tibetan counterparts in 8th WPCT
Washington DC : In a show of solidarity with the Tibetans who are fighting against China's gross human rights violations in Tibet, Uyghur activists and leaders joined 8th World…
Read more →“I Do Not Regret the Consequence of Speaking Outâ€, Says Enes Kanter Freedom
Brussels: Representative Rigzin Genkhang met with former NBA basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom and Vice-President Picierno in the European Parliament. He is on a two-day advocacy…
Read more →We are not satisfied with the outcomes of UN rights chief visit to Xinjiang, says Uyghurs
UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet has on May 28 defended her May 23-28 trip to Guangzhou in China and Urumqi and Kashgar in Chinese-ruled East Turkestan (Xinjiang) by saying …
Read more →As a list of detention camps emerges, rights groups press the UN ahead of a trip to Xinjiang.
On Friday, around 20 Uyghur, Tibetan, and international human rights organisations protested outside the United Nations compound in Geneva, urging the UN human rights chief to rele…
Read more →Uyghur and Tibetan organisations to hold joint protest ahead of UN visit to China
Geneva: On May 13th, over 20 Uyghur, Tibetan and international human rights organizations, will hold a joint protest in Geneva, Switzerland. The participants will call upon the Uni…
Read more →Enes Kanter to be honored with 2022 Geneva Summit Courage Award tomorrow
Geneva : Enes Freedom Kanter, the "NBA athlete and activist currently risking his career for speaking out against China's persecution of ethnic Uyghurs", will receive…
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