Press Conference for Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day

  • December 6, 2025

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Time: 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST

Location: Zenger Room of the National Press Club, 13th Floor, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC

Join us as Uyghur organizations deliver a press conference observing Uyghur Genocide Recognition Day.

Organized by Campaign for Uyghurs and the Uyghur Academy, in collaboration with partner organizations, the event marks the fourth anniversary of the Uyghur Tribunal’s 2021 finding of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The press conference will provide an update on current conditions in the Uyghur homeland, reflect on the significance of the Tribunal’s ruling, and outline key calls to action. Representatives from the co-sponsoring groups will offer brief remarks.

Campaign for Uyghurs, Uyghur Academy, Australian Uyghur Association, Center for Uyghur Studies, East Turkistan Association of Canada, East Turkistan Research Foundation (Turkey), Swiss Uyghur Association, Uyghur American Association, Uyghur Center for Democracy and Human Rights (Germany), Uyghur European Culture Centre (Norway), Uyghur Human Rights Project, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (Canada), and the World Uyghur Congress.

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