A meeting in Ankara called for the nomination of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti for the Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting his peaceful struggle and urging international action for his freedom.
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EU confirms it has again raised Ilham Tohti’s case and broader Uyghur rights concerns with China in June’s Human Rights Dialogue, responding to civil society’s appeal.
Organized by Amnesty International, Germany hosted two screenings of All Static & Noise — a documentary exposing China’s crackdown on Uyghurs through powerful testimonies and advocacy.
Ilham Tohti Initiative Urges EU to Advocate for Uyghur Scholar’s Release Ahead of EU-China Human Rights Talks.
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.
Rep. Moran proposes a new bill that aims to cut U.S. government business with companies linked to forced labor in East Turkistan, pushing for stronger accountability on China.
Strong support for Ilham Tohti’s Nobel nomination: More than 150 academics in Turkey nominated Ilham Tohti for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
On the 11th anniversary of Ilham Tohti's unjust imprisonment, Germany-based human rights organizations called on German politicians to take action for his release.
Activists and academics have sent an open letter to Czech President Petr Pavel, urging him to call on China to release Ilham Tohti and support his nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in international fora.
NGOs have written to prominent politicians in Europe, urging them to make a call for the release of imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti and to support his nomination for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
The conference "Partnering with Taiwan" was successfully held in Berlin, marking the third installment of the Berlin Taiwan Conference.
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.
On the tenth anniversary of Uyghur scholar and activist Ilham Tohti's wrongful life imprisonment, international calls for his release are intensifying and calls for action are growing.
Members of the European Parliament gathered in Brussels to mark the 10th anniversary of Ilham Tohti's imprisonment and called for his release.
On the 10th anniversary of Ilham Tohti's unjust life sentence, the EU reiterates its call for his release.
It has just been learned that Nesiphan Kunahun, the mother of imprisoned Uyghur academic and activist Ilham Tohti, passed away in 2022.
The Ilham Tohti Initiative placed billboards in Munich to protest against China's Uyghur policies. One of them near the Chinese Consulate was vandalised by unknown persons.
On the 10th anniversary of Ilham Tohti's wrongful detention, the US State Department highlighted China's human rights violations, including genocide and crimes against humanity, and called on China to release Ilham Tohti and all those arbitrarily detained.