On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the occupation of East Turkestan by the CCP, Uyghurs around the world protested the occupation and the ongoing genocide of Uyghurs in front of Chinese embassies and other representative offices.
On October 1, 2024, marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the occupation of East Turkestan by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Uyghurs around the world came together in powerful demonstrations of protest.
From the streets of Tokyo and Istanbul to Munich, Amsterdam, Washington, D.C., and Toronto, Uyghurs stood united in front of Chinese embassies and other representative offices, raising their voices against the occupation and the continuing genocide.
Their protests echoed across countries, calling attention to the suffering of their people and the injustice that still grips their homeland.
Seventy-five years ago, on October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established, and the Chinese Liberation Army, led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), invaded East Turkestan.
Following the invasion, the East Turkestan region was incorporated into the People’s Republic of China under the name “Xinjiang” (New Territories). By October 1, 1955, Uyghurs were constitutionally granted autonomy, but these autonomy rights were never actually implemented.
While China has consistently carried out policies of assimilation and oppression against the Uyghurs, whose autonomy rights remained only on paper, these policies have evolved into cultural genocide since the 2000s. More recently, China has been conducting multidimensional genocide policies against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkestan.
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