The Guardian. 6 May 2021
Below is an article published by The Guardian. Photo:Ng Han Guan/AP.
After the Christchurch terror attacks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern donned a hijab as she comforted the relatives of the 51 Muslims who were killed simply for practising their faith. The image spread across the world and she was lavished with international praise.
Read More →The Economic Times. 6 May 2021
Below is an article published by The Economic Times. Photo:AFP.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) countries rebuked China on issues concerning Hong Kong, human rights violations in Xinjiang, and military build-up in South China Sea.
Read More →RFA. 5 May 2021
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Lawmakers in New Zealand on Wednesday unanimously agreed that “severe human rights abuses” are taking place in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and called on the government to “work with all relevant instruments of international law to being these abuses to an end.”
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The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of April 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:
Read More →Thomson Reuters Foundation. 4 May 2021
Below is an article published by Thomson Reuters Foundation. Photo:Reuters/Lucy Nicholson.
Unwinding for the evening in her Washington, D.C. flat, Uyghur activist Jewher Ilham often has two thoughts as she turns on her laptop: What should I watch tonight? And will I be interrupted by Chinese hackers again?
Read More →RFA. 3 May 2021
Below is an article published by RFA. Photo:RFA.
A Uyghur academic director and prolific translator who is the brother of an RFA reporter has been sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence following two years spent in an internment camp in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) for “religious extremism,” according to officials.
Read More →Socialists and Democrats. 28 April 2021
Below is an article published by Socialists and Democrats. Photo:AFP.
For the Socialists and Democrats, the Chinese counter-measures targeting European individuals and entities, including S&D MEP Raphaël Glucksmann and the European Parliament’s subcommittee on human rights, are totally unacceptable and must be lifted immediately.
Read More →Press Release – For Immediate Release
03 May 2021
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]
NL & FR BELOW
During tomorrow’s hearing on the Uyghur crisis at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) will urge Members to move towards recognition of the Uyghur genocide. During the hearing, Belgian Representatives will be presented with evidence from experts on the Uyghur crisis, including WUC’s EU Policy Coordinator, Koen Stoop, as well as Uyghur camp witness Qelbinur Sidiq.
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