On November 30, hundreds of Uyghurs protested in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, commemorating those killed in the Urumqi fire on November 24.
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Around 5:30 am on Wednesday (November 30), Uyghurs in Istanbul gathered in front of the Chinese consulate in Saraçhane, Istanbul.
Washington, DC – The House of Representatives yesterday passed the bi-partisan Uyghur Policy Act (H.R. 4785) that Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] introduced on July 29, 2021.
On November 24, after the fire broke out in an Urumqi neighborhood with the largest concentration of Uyghurs, the global media reported on the subsequent protests that the fire triggered.
In a short video shared on Twitter, Chinese leader Xi said that during the Covid period, he gave all the instructions within the scope of Covid measures.
The global media is discussing China’s zero covid policy. There are evaluations and harsh criticism that the policy lacks any humanitarian norms.
The recent fire in Urumqi caused a wave of protests against the Chinese regime, the Uyghur Times Uyghur Edition says. Hundreds in China have commemorated those who died in the fire, as well as protested against the rigid covid restrictions and demanded a change in the Chinese leadership.
The Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Party Committee, chaired by Ma Xingrui, the Committee Secretary, held a meeting on the morning of November 26.
A fire broke out in an apartment in Urumqi city, the capital of the Chinese-occupied East Turkestan (Xinjiang). The authorities say an extension of the electrical outlet caused the fire.
On November 25, the Information Office of the People’s Government of Urumqi, Xinjiang, held a press conference to introduce the situation of the “11.24” fire accident.