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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Uyghur Turkologists met in Istanbul to address declining Uyghur studies, mother tongue education, teacher shortages, and cultural preservation, emphasizing research centers, youth training, and resistance to transnational repression.
Uyghur NGO leaders and intellectuals met in Istanbul to discuss challenges faced by Uyghurs in Turkiye, strengthen organizational cooperation, address China’s cross-border repression, and raise concerns over emerging security risks.
The Václav Havel Library in Prague hosted a special commemorative event on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the imprisonment of Professor Ilham Tohti, the prominent Uyghur scholar and human rights advocate who remains behind bars in China.
A symposium titled “Uyghur Genocide Resistance” was held at the United States Capitol. The event addressed China’s genocide policies against Uyghurs, the system of forced labor, and practices of cultural destruction.
Mehmet Emin Buğra, a pioneering figure of the East Turkistan cause, was commemorated on the 60th anniversary of his passing at the International Mehmet Emin Buğra Symposium in Istanbul, where his struggle, ideas, and spiritual legacy were discussed.
A book signing and promotional event for Imprisoned Souls: Poems of Uyghur Prisoners in China was held in London. The event also brought the Uyghur genocide to the agenda.
We call on academics in Turkey to nominate Associate Professor Dr. Ilham Tohti—an academic unjustly sentenced to life imprisonment by China—for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Events themed around combating the Uyghur genocide have begun in Washington. During the meeting, experts and activists discussed ongoing human rights violations in East Turkistan and called for stronger international solidarity.
WUC commemorates 9 December Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day and 10 December International Human Rights Day, urging governments to act against China’s ongoing genocide in East Turkistan.
Solidarity in Türkiye rises for imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti as events across three major cities call for his freedom and support his Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
Three years after the tragic Urumchi Fire on November 24, 2022, the World Uyghur Congress remembers the over 40 Uyghur lives lost and denounces the Chinese government's ongoing lack of transparency regarding the incident.
Henry Kissinger, a Holocaust survivor, has seen his historical reputation become contested due to his silence on the Uyghur genocide. His pragmatic approach is regarded as a neglect of human rights and justice.
During the International Uyghur Women’s Dialogue, the Berlin Declaration was announced, reflecting the voices of Uyghur NGOs and human rights defenders and calling for global action to protect Uyghur women’s rights.
HRW finds Uyghurs in Turkey targeted with restriction codes, causing legal uncertainty, detention, and potential transfer to China or third countries.
A commemorative meeting was held in Ankara to mark the anniversaries of the two republics declared in East Turkistan on November 12, 1933, and November 12, 1944.
Uyghur groups call on the US to act after a new congressional report exposes China’s ongoing genocide, forced labour, and mass detention of Uyghurs.
Campaign for Uyghurs has been awarded the 2025 Democracy Award for its human rights advocacy on behalf of the Uyghur and other Turkic peoples subjected to China’s multifaceted policies of genocide.