Washington/Ottawa, April 6 – Officials of the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and members of the Uyghur community staged protests across the United States and Canada, calling for global accountability and urgent international action over what they described as China's "ongoing...
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Beijing, March 13 The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed serious concern over China's newly approved law on "Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress," adopted during the annual parliamentary session of the Chinese Communist Party, warning that it could intensify repression against Uyghurs...
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Berlin, March 6 – The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed serious concern over reports that Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region are facing restrictions during the holy month of Ramadan, with several individuals allegedly arrested for observing religious practices.The organization stated...
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Washington, February 26 – The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has called on the international community, including the United Nations, to take principled and coordinated action against what it described as Beijing’s ongoing “institutionalization of a coercive security and control...
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Berlin, February 23 – The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has once again expressed serious concerns over what it has described as China’s escalating “transnational repression” targeting Uyghurs abroad.In its weekly briefing, the WUC stated that it joined around 70–80 Uyghurs in Switzerland on...
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