Tahir Imin, a 42-year-old U.S.-based Uyghur activist and former political prisoner from China, tells VOA that he recently learned that six of his former business associates in Xinjiang were sentenced for allegedly attempting to split the country.
"I've learned from two sources that the sentences, handed down in early 2024...
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has highlighted the dire situation faced by millions of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province, also known as East Turkistan.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the WUC detailed harrowing accounts of Uyghurs...
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) is being compelled to revisit its decision not to open an investigation into Chinese cotton imports suspected to have been produced with forced labor.
A London court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and the Global Action Network (GLAN),...
Similarly, the East Turkistan National Movement also conveyed Eid Al-Adha greetings, urging the global community to remember those suffering under Chinese occupation.
“As you gather with loved ones to celebrate this sacred holiday, please remember and pray for the Muslims in Occupied #EastTurkistan, who are facing colonization and genocide under...
The East Turkistan National Movement, a Washington-based NGO, is calling for people to commemorate the 2014 Yarkand Massacre, where thousands of Uyghurs were killed by Chinese government forces. This incident marked the beginning of what the organization terms as the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs.
The organization has scheduled an event...
The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE), representing East Turkistan and its people, said that the Court of the Citizens of the World, a quasi-judicial body, has held Chinese President Xi Jinping "directly responsible for the genocide of Uyghurs."
East Turkistan, also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of...
Aiming to keep goods made with forced labour out of the country’s supply chains, the United States recently banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs.
These China-based companies have been accused of profiting from the slave labour of Uyghurs in what Beijing...
US politician Rob Wittman, Vice President of the House Armed Services Committee Republicans, has strongly condemned China's actions towards African workers and Uyghur Muslims, labeling them as "absolutely criminal."
Wittman asserted, "China is the greatest human rights violator on the face of the earth." He particularly highlighted the atrocities against...
After the visit of Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to Xinjiang (Urumqi and Kashgar) in the first week of June 2024, where he met Uyghurs and shared pleasantries with them, it is crystal clear that the Uyghur issue is no more a “factor” in the China-Turkiye relationship. The issue...
New York , July 11: US authorities on Tuesday, made a significant move by prioritising the Aluminium production sector under the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act. This decision comes amidst mounting concerns over human rights violations in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) has...
