Turkish ski jumper Fatih Arda Ipçioğlu was cheered on Saturday for displaying what many Uyghurs say was the flag of East Turkistan on his skis.
Uyghur Genocide
International recognition and major reports
Two House lawmakers are jointly nominating the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and the Campaign for Uyghurs to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the Uyghur genocide committed by the Chinese government, New Your Post reports.
Hashtags #IwillNotWatch, #GenocideGames, #GenocideOlympics #LeastWatchedOlympics are making rounds on Social media.
The British Medical Association has condemned the ‘appalling’ findings by the Uyghur Tribunal of Chinese medical involvement in the genocide against the Uyghur people.
Tens of thousands of New Era Civilization Practice Centers have appeared across China since 2018, China File reports.
On Saturday, a full-page advertisement appeared in the New York Times that urged athletes and business sponsors not to support the Winter Olympics and protest China’s persecution of the Uyghurs, Forward reports.
How can it be that Israelis will soon ski or skate for entertainment purposes in the very same country where genocide is ongoing?
The 5th session of the 13th Peoples’ Government of ‘Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (that Uyghurs prefer to call East Turkistan) has elected Erken Tuniyaz as its chairperson.
Taiwanese officials intend to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics, an official with knowledge of the matter told the Taipei Times. He cited concerns that China would choose to defame Taiwan during the Games. The Taiwanese delegation would abstain from the opening and closing ceremonies.
The Chinese officials detained the Uyghur wives of Sikandar Hayat and Ghulam Durrani, both Pakistani nationals, during a visit to their homeland in East Turkistan (Uyghuristan), International Forum For Rights and Security reports.