Press Release – For immediate release
5 March 2013
Contact: World Uyghur Congress www.uyghurcongress.org
0049 (0) 89 5432 1999 or [email protected]

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) must regretfully inform you that a fake email has been widely circulated during the past few days regarding our upcoming conference next week. We encourage you to ignore this email and, in particular, to not open any attachments as they are infected with a virus that will affect your computer if opened.

We also urge everyone to be extra vigilant in the run up to our conference, and during it, as it is highly likely that Uyghur activists’ email accounts will be hacked as has happened in the past, where the locations of those fake emails were noted to have come from China. We view this as a deliberate attempt to disrupt peaceful efforts to raise awareness of legitimate human rights concerns.

The email is purportedly from WUC Spokesman Mr Alim Seytoff, but upon closer inspection of the email address, ([email protected]) you should note that the address is incorrect. You can also find below the text that is in the body of the fake email. If you have any doubts, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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I am writing to you from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) and on behalf of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) with financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy,cordially invites you to attend the WUC’s upcoming Conference which will be held on 13th March 2013 in Geneva.

Attached you can find the invitation letter. We hope you will give a positive consideration to this invitation, and look forward to meeting you in Geneva. During your stay in Geneva, travel, accommodation and food are covered by the WUC.

The WUC is a nonprofit organization granted by the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington to peacefully promote human rights, democracy and freedom for the Uyghur people in East Turkestan.

If you have any questions or queries regarding your participation, please do not hesitate to contact me. Phone: +49 89 54321999, Fax: +49 89 54349789, e-mail: [email protected]

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