The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of December 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:
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From 7 – 10 December, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), in cooperation with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO), held a successful media training workshop for Uyghur activists and a day-long conference entitled ‘The Uyghur Crisis: China’s Laboratory for Rights Abuses’ in Brussels, Belgium.
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24 October 2019
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
+49 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]
The World Uyghur Congress welcomes the decision of the European Parliament to award the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to imprisoned Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti. The Sakharov Prize is the top human rights award bestowed by the Parliament and the decision constitutes a strong statement that Europe will not remain silent on egregious human rights violations in China.
World Uyghur Congress, 8 October, 2019
The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of September concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkestan and elsewhere.
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World Uyghur Congress
International Campaign for Tibet
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
Belgian Uyghur Association
Tibetan Community of Belgium
Brussels, 24 September 2019 – On October 1st, the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the World Uyghur Congress, the International Campaign for Tibet, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation, the Belgian Uyghur Association and the Tibetan Community in Belgium are organizing a joint march and demonstration in Brussels to call for an end to China’s complete lack of respect for human rights.
World Uyghur Congress, 10 May 2019
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 Turkestan and elsewhere.
World Uyghur Congress, 16 April 2019
The World Uyghur Congress has released its newsletter covering the month of March concerning our activities as well as the most prevalent issues concerning the Uyghur community in East Turkestan and elsewhere.
World Uyghur Congress, 8 April 2019
WUC Participates in Mass Uyghur Rally in Washington D.C.The World Uyghur Congress participated in a large scale rally in Washington D.C., joining hundreds of Uyghur demonstrators, the Uyghur Human Rights Project and many other Uyghur and Muslim organisations. The rally aimed to gather support for upcoming legislative initiatives on the Uyghur issue in the U.S. government and to urge the U.S. government to take further concrete action.
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