In East Turkistan, during Ramadan, Uyghurs are ordered to film themselves eating at noon and submit the videos to authorities, in addition to threat meetings, home inspections, and mass banquets aimed at preventing fasting.
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Turkish courts has ruled to extradite two Uyghur Turks to China on the grounds that "there is no serious, concrete material evidence that they will be subjected to persecution if they are returned to their country."
Uyghur women are the most severely affected by China’s genocidal policies, yet they are also the bravest heroes in resisting this persecution and in the fight to prove and publicize the genocide to the world. On International Women's Day, we extend our wishes for their freedom and success.
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.
A Thai lawyer has filed an appeal with a Thai court for the release of 42 Uyghurs who have been detained in Thailand for over ten years, contending that their lengthy imprisonment has been illegal.
A hope emerges for the 48 Uyghur detainees not to be deported to China amid massive international pressure on the Thai government. “The government still adheres to the principle that no one will be sent back to danger,” said the Thai Deputy Prime Minister.
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.
On International Human Rights Day, a protest was organized outside the Chinese Embassy in Vienna, as Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Chinese Christians came together to demand an end to systemic oppression by the CCR.
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.
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.
The 'International Context and Methods for National Struggle"' training program for young people, organized by the Uyghur Academy to train pioneers for the Uyghur cause, has begun in Istanbul.
A panel discussion on Uyghur Genocide, Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas was organized as part of the Forum 2000 events in Czechia, where freedom, democracy and human rights issues are discussed.
The 7th International East Turkistan National Unity Conference and the 16th World East Turkistan Brotherhood Gathering Were Held in Istanbul.
The Ilham Tohti Initiative placed billboards in Munich to protest against China's Uyghur policies. One of them near the Chinese Consulate was vandalised by unknown persons.
A new report finds that the Chinese government has been systematically changing village names with cultural or religious significance to the Uyghurs to Chinese names showcasing Chinese Communist Party ideologies.
Turkish security forces have apprehended six people over allegations related to Chinese intelligence activities concerning Uyghur people and groups in Türkiye.
In Tokyo, International Uyghur Forum participants discuss legal ways to address China’s repression of the Muslim group.