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.
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The Biden administration has brought 3 Uyghurs to the US, including Ayshem Mamut, the mother of Uyghur activist Nury Turkel, as part of a prisoner swap with China.
The Uyghur delegation met with deputies from various parties in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, presenting detailed reports on China's genocidal policies and urging them to bring the Uyghur issue to the agenda in parliament.
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.
Volkswagen, is to sell all its operations in Uyghur Autonomous Region, it said on Nov. 27, 2024, after years of mounting pressure to abandon its presence in a region where rights groups have documented abuses against the Uyghur population.
China's Defense Minister Deng Jun is under investigation as part of a massive anti-corruption probe an inspection that shakes the upper echelons of the People's Liberation Army, the Financial Times reported on Nov. 27, 2024.
The United States banned food, metals and other imports from about 30 more Chinese companies over alleged forced labor involving the Uyghurs, according to a government notice posted online on Nov 22, 2024.
Turkish MP asked the Foreign Minister: "Why didn't you visit the Uyghur concentration camps when you went to Urumqi?"
The Uyghur community living in the UK organized a 'National Day' event in London to mark the founding anniversaries of the East Turkistan Republics.
A panel titled “East Turkistan Republics, Founding Staff and the Great Migration in the 75th Anniversary of the Occupation” was organized at Istanbul University.
Mass detentions continue: In the past three months, at least 240 Uyghurs have been detained in Urumqi, most of whom had previously traveled to Turkey or owned businesses or property there.
Arfiya Eri, a Uyghur woman who was re-elected as a lawmaker in Japan in October, has been appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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.
Mehray Memet, a Uyghur who had previously visited Turkey, has not been heard from for four years after being taken from her home in Urumqi by Chinese security forces.
US authorities have added three more textile manufacturers to the list of Chinese companies banned on grounds of Uyghur slave labor. The number of Chinese companies on the list has reached 78.
In the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye, a motion was made to investigate reported instances of oppression and discrimination against Uyghur Turks, but it was rejected by the votes of the ruling parties.
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".
In the Japanese parliamentary elections, the ruling party candidate and current MP, Arfiya Eri, of Uyghur origin, was re-elected and won the right to continue her duties.