The World Uyghur Congress congratulates Sanae Takaichi on becoming Japan’s 104th Prime Minister, praising her support for Uyghur rights and welcoming continued cooperation to advance human rights.
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WUC will hold the Third Uyghur Summit and Uyghur Youth Summit in Munich (May 23-25), bringing together Uyghur leaders, activists, and allies to address global challenges and strategize for the future.
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.
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.
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning Thailand’s deportation of Uyghurs to China. The resolution calls on Thailand to halt the return of Uyghurs to China and urges EU member states to suspend extradition agreements with China.
Idris Hasan, who was unable to find refuge in Turkey and was detained in Morocco while attempting to travel to Europe, has reached the United States after being wrongfully imprisoned for 3.5 years.
UN experts urged Thailand to halt the transfer of 48 Uyghurs to China.
Noting that 5 Uyghurs, including 2 children, died in poor detention conditions, they called for humane treatment, medical care, and asylum procedures.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has called on the Thai Government to refrain from deporting 48 Uyghurs to China and to allow them safe passage…
The latest research documents mass land-grabbing and forced labor in East Turkistan's agricultural production, rendering thousands of Uyghurs landless & forced to work for Chinese agribusinesses.
In Istanbul, the Uyghur housing project, being jointly build by Uyghur Ilim ve Marifet Foundation and ICNA Relief Canada Foundation, is nearing completion. The keys to the homes have been handed over to the families in need.
At the UN Forum on Minority Issues, a Uyghur representative addressing the persecution, genocide, and forced labor of Uyghurs was abruptly interrupted by a Chinese diplomat. However, the Uyghur representative was able to complete his speech with the approval of UN officials.
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".
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.
At the UN General Assembly, 15 countries, including Australia, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan, condemned China's systematic genocide and severe human rights violations in East Turkistan and Tibet in a joint statement.