Hundreds of thousands of Uyghur individuals are detained, subjected to forced labor, and facing cultural eradication in China, highlighting the urgent need for global action. The Elie Wiesel Foundation, World Uyghur Congress, and Uyghur Human Rights Project jointly organized a two-day interfaith conference on Uyghur genocide action held in New […]
News Summary: Today, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), along with Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), introduced the bipartisan BIOSECURE Act. This bill aims to protect American patient data and taxpayer dollars from […]
Selçuk ÖZDAĞ, MP of the Turkish Future Party, spoke in the Turkish parliament urging lawmakers to investigate China’s treatment of Uyghurs and called for attention to be given to their Turkish brothers and sisters in the colonized Uyghur homeland. Turkish MPs from other parties proposed bills, but all were rejected […]
Today marks a momentous milestone for the Uyghur people – the 20th anniversary of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC). For two decades, this remarkable organization has stood as an unwavering voice for the Uyghurs in diaspora, tirelessly advocating for their rights and freedoms. The path that led to the WUC’s […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping is making his first official visit to Europe in 5 years. He will visit countries like France, Hungary and Serbia, and try to open markets for China’s companies facing restrictions in Europe. Europe, on the other hand, will try to persuade China not to provide aid […]
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By Tursun Uyghur, May 1 The State Department’s annual human rights report, which documents abuses recorded all over the world during the previous calendar year, repeated language from previous years on the treatment of Uyghurs in China-colonized Uyghur homeland. In its executive summary, the report said, “Genocide and crimes against […]
By Uyghur Times April 30, 2024 In February 2024, 96-year-old Abidin Ayup died in a Chinese prison. His body was not returned to his family; instead, it was sent to the Atush Police Department and buried two days later. Ayup, a father of 11 and the imam of a local […]
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EU lawmakers voted to ban products made using forced labor , including those made in China with Uygur forced labor, despite possible tensions with Beijing. The law, though not directly naming China, is expected to target imports from the region where the Uyghur people live. The legislation, backed by 555 […]