Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated his commitment to achieving Taiwan’s “reunification” during a state banquet celebrating the 75th anniversary of Communist China’s founding. He emphasized the “irreversible” goal of reunification and opposed Taiwan’s independence, calling for deeper economic and cultural ties between the two sides. Beijing has intensified military activities […]

https://geneva.usmission.gov/2024/09/24/joint-statement-on-xinjiang-on-the-second-anniversary-of-the-ohchrs-assessment-hrc57 The U.S. and EU have urged China to address human rights abuses in Uyghur region , particularly concerning the treatment of Uyghurs. During a U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva, U.S. Ambassador Michèle Taylor called for China to implement U.N. recommendations, release detainees, and clarify the whereabouts of […]

Rebiya Kadeer responded diplomatically to Turkish President Erdogan’s speech about Uyghurs at the United Nations: We, the Uyghurs in exile, were pleased that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan mentioned Uyghurs at the 77th UN General Assembly. Yes, although Erdogan did not mention in his speech the heartbreaking reality that over […]

Reported by: Ihsan Shukran On September 18, 2024, at 4:00 AM, Turkish police raided a home in the Kanaria neighborhood of Istanbul’s Safa Koy district, detaining two Uyghur women: Rizwangul Abdulaziz and Munavvar Zebbullah. Rizwangul, a 27-year-old first-degree disabled woman, cannot move the lower half of her body. She is […]

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have introduced the No Funds for Forced Labor Act, aiming to block U.S. funding for international projects using forced labor, particularly in China’s Xinjiang region. The bill requires the U.S. Treasury to oppose such projects through international financial institutions. This initiative […]