Uyghur organizations urged the Trump administration to resume RFA Uyghur Service funding, warning that its closure would weaken press freedom and strengthen China’s disinformation efforts.
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The U.S. unsealed indictments against China-based cyber actors, imposing sanctions and offering multimillion-dollar rewards for information on hacking activities targeting key infrastructure.
Rights groups, along with several Hong Kongers, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and local residents, gathered at the historic former Royal Mint Court in London to protest China's plan for a 'mega-embassy.
The U.S. has announced a new visa restriction policy that will apply to current or former foreign government officials responsible for, or complicit in, the forced return of Uyghurs to China.
Uyghur activists were also invited to the UK Parliament’s Iftar program. Rushan Abbas, who took the floor at the event attended by the British Prime Minister, spoke about the Uyghur genocide.
Aziz Isa Elkun, exiled Uyghur, spoke to his mother after seven years. She was detained in 2018. He seeks UK government support to reunite with her.
According to sources, the United States, Canada, and Australia had offered to resettle the Uyghurs before Thailand deported them to China. However, Thailand has disregarded these offers for fear of upsetting China.
Rahima Mahmut exposed China’s repression of Uyghurs and its disinformation campaigns at the Geneva Summit, calling for international action to oppose human rights violations.
Uyghurs and Hong Kongers in Ireland have called on the Irish government to take the lead on human rights during the Chinese Foreign Minister's visit and to take a firm stance against China's genocide policies and transnational repression.
The 61st Munich Security Conference will end today. Protests opposing to participation of the Chinese delegation and drawing the attention of conference attendees to the Uyghur Genocide have been continuing since the 13th of February.
A Swiss government report states that China engages in transnational repression, including coercing Uyghurs and Tibetans in Switzerland to spy, monitoring protests, and using cyber-attacks to silence dissent.
The Australian All-Party Parliamentary Group for Uyghurs has been established in the Australian Parliament. The group aims to amplify the voice of Uyghurs and urge the Australian government to take concrete actions to support Uyghurs."
A large protest took place in London against China's planned 'mega-embassy' at the former Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London.
Uyghur community in Munich will demonstrate in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Munich on the 5th of February, commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Gulja Massacre.
The Uyghur American Association will gather at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2025, to commemorate the tragic anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, which marked its 28th year.
Speaking before the UK Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Rahima Mahmut highlighted evidence linking forced labour in China to various industries, particularly cotton, and called for urgent action to address it in UK supply chains.
A launch event for journalist and sinologist Mathias Bölinger’s book High-Tech Gulag: China’s Crimes Against Uyghurs was held at the Bavarian State Assembly.
More than 130 academics from various countries have signed a statement urging Thai authorities not to deport detained Uyghurs to China and emphasized the need to provide them with a safe haven.