By Uyghur Times Staff On February 1, 2023, the Canadian Parliament unanimously passed Motion M-62 by a vote of 322 to 0, introduced by Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi. This motion addresses the persecution of Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims by the Chinese government and outlines Canada’s commitment to resettle 10,000 […]
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By Uyghur Times Team Ahmat Davutoğlu (Chairman of the Future Party and Former Prime Minister of the 62nd, 63rd, and 64th Turkish Republic Governments) urged Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to take immediate action to stop the deportation of Uyghur detainees by the Thai government, calling it a “humanitarian crisis.” […]
By Uyghur Times Staff | January 14, 2025 In a significant move to combat forced labor, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expanded the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List by adding 37 Chinese companies. This marks the largest single update to the list since its creation, […]
By Uyghur Times StaffJan 1, 2025 Uyghur militant Abdulaziz Dawood Khudaberdi, also known as Zahid, and the commander of the Turkistan Islamic Party’s (TIP) forces in Syria, has been appointed as a brigadier-general, according to a TIP statement. The announcement was also confirmed by a Syrian military source. The TIP […]
By Uyghur Times StaffDec 28, 2024 China has announced sanctions against two Canadian institutions, the Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project and the Canada-Tibet Committee, along with 20 individuals involved in human rights advocacy related to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities, according to Reuters The measures, which took effect on Saturday, include […]
By Uyghur Times StaffOttawa, ON – December 5, 2024 Canada marks a historic milestone as the first Uyghur refugee arrives under the M-62 Resettlement Program, a landmark initiative aimed at offering sanctuary to 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims fleeing persecution. The M-62 motion, introduced by Member of Parliament Sameer […]
read it from NYT: On Thanksgiving eve, U.S. diplomats reunited family members who had not seen each other in years because of China’s harsh policies on the ethnic group. The police officers came for Ayshem Mamut a week ago at her home in northwest China. They told her to pack her […]
By Uyghur Times StaffNov. 16, 2024 UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer emphasized the importance of a “strong UK-China relationship” during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in Brazil, avoiding any mention of the Uyghur genocide or human rights concerns. According to the BBC, this marked […]
By Nathan Strout published in seafoodsource.com U.S. regulatory agencies will host a series of three webinars in November to discuss the ramifications of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on the seafood sector. The webinars come roughly a year after scandalous reports by the Outlaw Ocean Project revealed a litany of labor […]
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