A symposium titled “Uyghur Genocide Resistance” was held at the United States Capitol. The event addressed China’s genocide policies against Uyghurs, the system of forced labor, and practices of cultural destruction.
Posts published in December 2025
Mehmet Emin Buğra, a pioneering figure of the East Turkistan cause, was commemorated on the 60th anniversary of his passing at the International Mehmet Emin Buğra Symposium in Istanbul, where his struggle, ideas, and spiritual legacy were discussed.
A book signing and promotional event for Imprisoned Souls: Poems of Uyghur Prisoners in China was held in London. The event also brought the Uyghur genocide to the agenda.
We call on academics in Turkey to nominate Associate Professor Dr. Ilham Tohti—an academic unjustly sentenced to life imprisonment by China—for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Events themed around combating the Uyghur genocide have begun in Washington. During the meeting, experts and activists discussed ongoing human rights violations in East Turkistan and called for stronger international solidarity.
WUC commemorates 9 December Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day and 10 December International Human Rights Day, urging governments to act against China’s ongoing genocide in East Turkistan.
At the UN Forum, Tibetan activist Tenzin Dorjee condemned China’s colonial assimilation in Tibet, East Turkistan, and Southern Mongolia, calling it a campaign of cultural erasure.
Solidarity in Türkiye rises for imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti as events across three major cities call for his freedom and support his Nobel Peace Prize nomination.