The Japan Uyghur Association held exhibitions, street campaigns, and a lecture in Gifu, Japan, to raise awareness of the Uyghur genocide by China, drawing strong support from citizens and local lawmakers.
Posts published in August 2025
As the world observes the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30, the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) has drawn attention to the ongoing genocide targeting Uyghurs in East Turkistan.
Three years after a UN report found China’s abuses against the Uyghurs may amount to crimes against humanity, Amnesty warns there is still no accountability and families of Uyghur detainees remain in anguish.
Uyghur organizations have called on President Erdoğan, who will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China, to raise the ongoing Uyghur genocide and human rights violations.
Uyghur organizations denounced the World Muslim Communities Council’s cooperation with China, calling it hypocrisy and urging global Muslim communities to resist Beijing’s propaganda and occupation.
Gifted academic Feng Siyu vanished after her 2018 arrest. Rights groups report she was jailed 15 years, likely over Uyghur studies, reflecting Beijing’s crackdown on sensitive cultural research.
Radio Free Asia’s Uyghur Service has shut down, but journalists like Shohret Hoshur vow to continue exposing China’s genocide until East Turkistan is free.
Uyghur youth gathered in Istanbul for a 9-day training on “International Conjuncture and National Struggle Methods,” organized by the Uyghur Academy.
Campaign for Uyghurs marked the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, highlighting the plight of the Uyghur people facing systematic persecution in East Turkistan.
US cracks down on Chinese goods tied to Uyghur forced labor, also targeting steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda, and red dates as high-priority enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
New study reveals China using media, diplomacy, and social networks across MENA to promote its narratives and hide abuses against Uyghurs.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India failed to ease tensions. Talks made limited progress, while a protest by Tibetan youths drew significant attention.
China's communist government is responsible for "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting ethnic and religious minorities, according to the US State Department's annual human rights report.
Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting with the Dalai Lama was warmly received internationally but angered Beijing, prompting China to suspend all ties with the Czech presidency.
Uyghur and Tibetan leaders meet in Boston to discuss joint strategies against Chinese repression, reaffirming Uyghur–Tibetan solidarity in the fight for freedom and human rights.
It is clear that the seven years of repression, the countless disappearances, and the blood that was shed cannot be completely covered with a touristic makeover. Image management cannot erase the memory of history. The belief that one day this account will be settled remains alive.
Uyghur-related works were pulled from a Bangkok art show after Chinese embassy pressure, with terms like “Hong Kong,” “Tibet,” and “Uyghur” deleted and artists’ identities obscured.
UN expert urged China to protect rights of detained activists, including Ilham Tohti, citing torture allegations and lack of medical care, and demanded updates on missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng.