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Press Release: Campaign for Uyghurs commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre

Press Release – For immediate release 4 July 2019 Contact: Campaign for Uyghurs www.campaignforuyghurs.org +1.559.375.3571 or info@campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) commemorates the 10th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre in Urumqi, East Turkistan (Also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region).

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Greetings to all, and my heartfelt appreciation for the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation for giving me this opportunity to address today. As Madam Speaker Pelosi pointed out here, it has been 30 long years since we have witnessed the

On June 27, seven US Senators wrote a footnoted letter to President Trump urging him to speed the procedures of targeted sanction on Xinjiang.

The letter by the seven Democratic Senators was sent to Mr. Trump “[…] to express concern about reports that your administration is delaying the imposition of targeted sanctions against Chinese officials involved in human rights abuses against the Uyghurs and

Protest on July 5th with photo exhibits on 10th anniversary of Urumchi Massacre

On July 5, 2019, the World Uyghur Congress commemorates the 10th anniversary of the July 5th, 2009 Urumqi Massacre.  Protests will be held around the world to remember all those who were killed, forcefully disappeared and the thousands of peaceful

Uyghurs: China’s Concentration Camps in a Mute World | Discussion

When: 30.05.2019 – 19:00 – 20:30 Where: Sněmovní 7 cowork and HUB, Sněmovní 7, Praha 1 Admission: free, please register online at the U.S. Embassy Prague Facebook page China has perfected the art of persecution over decades of Human Rights abuses and forced assimilation. Currently, far

Jailed Uyghur Scholar Ilham Tohti Receives Freedom House’s ‘Freedom Award’

Imprisoned Uyghur professor Ilham Tohti is shown in an undated photo. Jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was honored on Wednesday at a ceremony in Washington D.C., where he was given the Freedom Award in absentia by the democracy watchdog group

China targets intellectuals in bid to eradicate Uighur culture

Yalqun Rozi dedicated his life to Uighur literature and education. As an author, lecturer and academic, Yalqun edited and compiled more than 100 textbooks on Uighur culture. He was one of the leading Uighur public intellectuals ensuring that his culture and traditions

The jailed folk singer at the front line of the Uighur struggle

The jailed folk singer at the front line of the Uighur struggle Abdurehim Heyit unites Uighurs, intimidates China and makes the world pay attention to our plight only with his music. by Turdi Ghoja 16 Mar 2019 Last August, a United

Campaign for Uyghurs Founder Rushan Abbas Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                             4/9/2019   Campaign for Uyghurs Founder Rushan Abbas Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC – Ms. Rushan Abbas, Director and Founder of the Campaign for Uyghurs, today testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US Sportswear Traced to Factory in China’s Internment Camps

Source: VOA Rushan Abbas, 51, of Herndon, Va., holds a photo of her sister, Gulshan Abbas, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in Washington. Rushan Abbas, a Uighur in Washington, D.C., said her sister is among the many Uighurs detained. HOTAN, CHINA

Uighur Americans Speak Against China’s Internment Camps. Their Relatives Disappear.

Source: New York Times Rushan Abbas, a Uighur American whose family members have been detained in China. ROSSLYN, Va. — Speaking last month at a Washington think tank, Rushan Abbas relayed tales of suffering she had heard about China’s repression

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