A panel titled “East Turkistan Republics, Founding Staff and the Great Migration in the 75th Anniversary of the Occupation” was organized at Istanbul University.
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Mass detentions continue: In the past three months, at least 240 Uyghurs have been detained in Urumqi, most of whom had previously traveled to Turkey or owned businesses or property there.
Arfiya Eri, a Uyghur woman who was re-elected as a lawmaker in Japan in October, has been appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
ICFR has called for the immediate release of Uyghur filmmaker Ikram Nurmemet, who has been imprisoned on false charges, possibly connected to his studies in Turkey. China continues to target Uyghur intellectuals with arbitrary arrests.
Mehray Memet, a Uyghur who had previously visited Turkey, has not been heard from for four years after being taken from her home in Urumqi by Chinese security forces.
US authorities have added three more textile manufacturers to the list of Chinese companies banned on grounds of Uyghur slave labor. The number of Chinese companies on the list has reached 78.
In the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye, a motion was made to investigate reported instances of oppression and discrimination against Uyghur Turks, but it was rejected by the votes of the ruling parties.
Japan's Uyghur lawmaker Arfiya Eri: "If these actions against the Uyghurs were to happen in any other region, anywhere else in the world, we would see the UN rise to stronger statements. We would see the international community rise for stronger response".
In the Japanese parliamentary elections, the ruling party candidate and current MP, Arfiya Eri, of Uyghur origin, was re-elected and won the right to continue her duties.
Dünya Uygur Kongresi'nin 8. Genel Kurulu'nda yeni yönetim kadrosu seçildi. Turguncan Alavudun başkanlığa, Zümretay Erkin, Erkin Ehmedov ve Abdureşit Abdulhamit başkan yardımcılıklarına, Ruşan Abbas ise icra kurulu başkanlığına seçildi.
China-based TikTok removed a video in which a Uyghur girl questioned Doğu Perinçek's lies about China and East Turkestan by expressing to his face the tragedies she was a witness to and what her family endured.
The World Uyghur Congress has called on Finnish leaders to take a strong stance against the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs during their upcoming delegation visit to China, scheduled for October 28 to 31.
The 'International Context and Methods for National Struggle"' training program for young people, organized by the Uyghur Academy to train pioneers for the Uyghur cause, has begun in Istanbul.
A panel discussion on Uyghur Genocide, Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas was organized as part of the Forum 2000 events in Czechia, where freedom, democracy and human rights issues are discussed.
A World Uyghur Congress delegation met with representatives from various parties in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. They presented reports on the Uyghur genocide and sought support. The MPs expressed solidarity with the Uyghurs.
The 7th International East Turkistan National Unity Conference and the 16th World East Turkistan Brotherhood Gathering Were Held in Istanbul.
The US has sanctioned two more Chinese companies under the “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act”. The number of companies sanctioned under this law has reached 75.
On the 75th anniversary of the occupation of East Turkistan by the CCP, Uyghur NGOs held a press conference and East Turkistan workshop in Ankara.