The documentary “All Static and Noise” reveals China’s persecution of Uyghurs. Jewher Ilham shares her story and speaks out for her imprisoned father and her people.
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The WUC has expressed its appreciation for the G7's firm and unequivocal position against Transnational Repression, describing it as a significant advancement for communities like the Uyghurs who are consistently targeted by the CCP.
"China’s foreign policy is driven by economic interests, not ideology. It forms strategic ties with authoritarian regimes but withdraws support when they near collapse—as seen in Libya and Syria. The same script may now be unfolding in Iran."
The G7 leaders called for a joint effort against the repressive practices of authoritarian states abroad. Recently, China’s involvement in these practices has been frequently highlighted.
Volker Türk, the UN Human Rights Chief, speaking at the UN Human Rights Council, said that his office continues to receive reports of serious abuses against Uyghurs, while also warning of cultural and civil rights violations in Tibet and Hong Kong.
During Pakistan’s Army Chief’s US visit, exiled Uyghur representatives accused Pakistan of aiding China’s genocide in East Turkistan and called for international action.
China's repression of overseas dissidents is intensifying. A new report documents how Beijing employs digital surveillance, threats, and intimidation to silence activists living in exile.
The largest personal data breach in history... The identity information of 800 million WeChat users and over 4 billion records were leaked online.
Russia and China: At first glance, they appear to be allies. But behind the scenes, a very different war is being waged. On a secret front: intelligence games, territorial claims, and covert espionage operations.
"Trump’s measures were cosmetic at best. While Washington fought a trade war, Beijing was preparing for a new kind of war — one of machines, minerals, and manufacturing."
"China, which promised to integrate into the free market system but continuously violates its rules, represents a textbook case of “internal sabotage” from within the global financial architecture."
A 63-year-old British national, John Miller, has been charged in the United States with conspiring to smuggle sensitive military technology to China and targeting a U.S. resident critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
"After years of rapid expansion, China’s EV industry is at a turning point. Surging production, price wars, and growing debt have exposed serious structural issues."
One of the Ilham Tohti Initiative’s (ITI) Uyghur awareness billboard trailers was damaged again in Munich. The perpetrator, a Chinese citizen, was immediately apprehended by the police.
Bolivia suspends lithium extraction and processing contracts with Chinese companies over concerns about compliance with human and environmental rights.
In his first decade in power, Xi Jinping initiated investigations into more than 170 senior generals—a figure higher than the total number of generals lost in war or during the Cultural Revolution since the Red Army’s founding in 1927.
UK House of Lords member and top human rights lawyer, called China’s abuses against Uyghurs ‘crimes against humanity’ and urged global action. She warned against silence on mass detentions, forced labour, and cultural erasure.
"China’s systematic repression of the Uyghurs is not new; it is the product of a long-standing mindset embedded in the state’s memory."