Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested on suspicion of unauthorised assembly participation

Posted on September 24, 2020, in Arbitrary Arrests Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners WHAT’S NEW

Hong Kong Free Press, 24 September 2020

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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested on suspicion of taking part in an unauthorised assembly on October 5 last year and violating a mask ban, according to a post from his official Twitter account. It occurred while he was reporting to the Central Police Station at around 1 pm on Thursday.

Citing Uighur mistreatment, U.S. restricts imports from China’s Xinjiang region

Posted on September 15, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Freedom of Religion Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners Uyghur Related News WHAT’S NEW

NBC News, 14 September 2020

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued orders on Monday that will block certain products from the Xinjiang region of China from entering the U.S. due to allegations of forced labor involved in their production.

PRESS RELEASE: TRIBUNAL LAUNCHED TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE AGAINST THE UYGHURS BY CHINA

Posted on September 3, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners Press Release Privacy Rights WHAT’S NEW

Press Release– For immediate release
3 September 2020
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

On Thursday the 3rd of September, a people’s tribunal was launched to judge on allegations of mass atrocities crimes committed against Uyghur and other Turkic Muslims in the Uyghur Region of northwest China.

In June of this year Dolkun Isa, President of the World Uyghur Congress requested that Sir Geoffrey Nice QC form a tribunal, the Uyghur Tribunal.

September Newsletter

Posted on September 3, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Newsletter Other News Our Work Political Prisoners Privacy Rights Uyghur Related News WUC Activities WUC Demonstrations and Protest Actions WUC Events

The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of August concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkistan and elsewhere. The newsletter looks at a number of developing stories coming out of the region and updates on the activities of the World Uyghur Congress, including:

PRESS RELEASE: Human Rights Cannot be Traded: Germany Must Raise Voice Against the Uyghur Genocide

Posted on August 28, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Enforced Disappearances European Union Human Rights Issues News Other News Our Work Political Prisoners Press Release WHAT’S NEW WUC Activities WUC Related News

Press Release – For immediate release
28 August 2020
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

On the occasion of the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit to Berlin on September 1st, the World Uyghur Congress is calling on the German government to use the opportunity to publicly raise the Uyghur crisis and hold China accountable for its genocide against Uyghurs.

Former Camp Detainees Serving ‘Deferred’ Jail Sentences in Xinjiang’s Korla City

Posted on August 25, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners Uyghur Related News

Radio Free Asia, 25 August 2020

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A number of former Uyghur internment camp detainees in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are now serving ‘deferred’ jail sentences, likely due to overcrowding in the region’s prison system, according to sources.

Uighurs reflect on 2009 violence that set off Chinese crackdown

Posted on July 13, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Freedom of the Press Human Rights Issues News Political Prisoners Privacy Rights Refugees/Asylum Seekers WHAT’S NEW

Washington Post, 11 July 2020

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It was 11 years ago that Gulruy Asqer began praying for a chance to escape China.

Asqer, a Uighur poet now living in Memphis, was back then living in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang region of China that is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority.

WEEKLY BRIEF: 19 JUNE 2020

Posted on June 19, 2020, in "Re-Education" Camps Arbitrary Arrests Cultural Rights Enforced Disappearances Extraditions Freedom of Assembly Freedom of Expression Freedom of Movement Freedom of Religion Human Rights Defenders Human Rights Issues News Other News Political Prisoners Privacy Rights Weekly Brief WHAT’S NEW

World Uyghur Congress, 19 June 2020

NEWS

Uyghur Human Rights Act Signed Into Law
On June 17, the Uyghur Human Rights Act was signed into law by the U.S. government. This Law marks a vital step for the Uyghur people and efforts to stop the Chinese government’s against humanity in East Turkistan.

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