📣 PRESS RELEASE 📣
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From May 3-6, the World Uyghur Congress will proudly celebrate its 20th anniversary, a testament to two decades of unwavering commitment to the Uyghur cause.

A new report by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party finds that billions in U.S. investments are flowing to blacklisted Chinese firms tied to CCP's military and human rights violations.
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The Chinese state says it protects freedom of religion and that Uyghurs and others still celebrate Ramadan in Xinjiang. But that wasn’t what David Rennie 任大伟 saw when he visited. Listen to our “Drum Tower” podcast econ.st/4baCMPC 🎧

UN - F***ING - BELIEVABLE! Italy lending itself to worst possible combo of Uyghur Forced Labor meets BRI by welcoming China-Europe train carrying tainted goods to Salerno 🇮🇹. This train should simply be stopped from entering EU territory!

Excellent spotting by Gabriele Carrer

'My mother…was not an activist. She was not a politician. She was just a housewife, but a brave woman.'

'She died in the concentration camp, 78 years old at the time.'

Dolkun Isa, President of World Uyghur Congress, learned of his mother's death from Radio Free Asia, one year after

The World Uyghur Congress extends its deepest condolences to MP Carles Puigdemont krls.eth / Carles Puigdemont.

'Rahile’s case is now emblematic of the Chinese government’s crackdown on the Uyghur people moving from the re-education phase to long-term imprisonment.'
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❗️ #BREAKING ❗️

We have confirmed with intelligence the identities of the IPAC🇧🇪 Co-Chairs and Members who were targeted by 🇨🇳 state sponsored hackers (APT31) in 2021.

The Belgian government was informed in 2022, but did not notify the targeted politicians, including:

After the arrests of Chinese spies in the U.K. and Germany, Europe is only 'scratching the surface of the problem' regarding the threat of Chinese espionage.
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🗞️ The WUC's Weekly Brief is out!
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Read about:
➡️ World Uyghur Congress Organises Protest Outside BASF Annual Meeting
➡️ European Parliament Votes in Favour of Forced Labour Regulation
➡️ China Prohibits Uyghurs From Accessing Social Media

On April 8, authorities in East Turkistan have banned #Uyghurs from using social media apps and other tools, such as VPNs and Bitcoin.
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'The announcement suggests a significant likelihood of another round of mass oppression by China,” said Ilshat H. Kokbore 伊利夏提, vice

'The law does not directly mention China, but many lawmakers hope it will be used to block imports from China.'
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🚨Tainted supply chains of cotton, solar panels and other goods made with the blood of Uyghurs MUST be banned from our supply chains!

We call on the UK government to implement tough legislation banning goods made with #UyghurForcedLabour , introducing similar to that of #UFLPA .

Today, the WUC Berlin-Office Director, Gheyyur Kuerban spoke at the annual meeting of BASF:

'Why does BASF only seem to act after public scandals? This pattern raises questions about the honesty and seriousness of the company in proactively meeting its own ethical standards as

📣 JOINT PRESS RELEASE 📣

Together with Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (GfbV) we are criticising BASF's China-devoted enthusiasm instead of dealing with human rights violations.
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'The company's audits have not uncovered the human rights violations of the joint venture partner in the

Today, the WUC together with Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (GfbV) & Kritische Aktionärinnen und Aktionäre protested outside BASF Annual Meeting: BASF must prevent Uyghur forced labour

'I call on the the Executive Board to prove that your commitment goes beyond mere profit maximisation. We demand concrete and comprehensible steps

GOOD NEWS! The EU just voted in favour of the Forced Labour Regulation yesterday. Under the law, the EU officially bans the sale, import, & export of goods made with forced labour, including #Uyghurforcedlabour , in Europe.