China targeting Uyghur families to silence activists abroad, says Rights group

Jul 08, 2021

Munich [Germany], July 8 : A pro-Uyghur group has strongly condemned the Chinese government's practice of targeting the Uyghur "family space" in order to...

World Uyghur Congress condemns China's restriction on Uyghur mobility rights

Feb 05, 2025

In the press release on February 4, WUC mentioned that while Beijing maintains that the region has "normalized," evidence points to the opposite, and...

Uyghur entrepreneur faces hotel room rejection in China due to ethnicity

Feb 03, 2025

A young Uyghur entrepreneur recently revealed the discrimination he encountered while trying to search for a hotel room in Taiyuan, mainland China in a...

US lawmakers create bipartisan Uyghur Caucus to raise awareness about rights violations of community

Jul 30, 2021

Washington [US], July 30 : US lawmakers Tom Suozzi and Chris Smith on Thursday (local time) announced the creation of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus...

UN Secretary-General Guterres visits Bangladesh, highlights Rohingya crisis and reforms

Mar 15, 2025

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Bangladesh for a four-day visit, highlighting the Rohingya refugee crisis and the country's reform efforts. He will...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins UN refugee agency prize

Oct 04, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 : UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Tuesday that former German chancellor Angela Merkel will receive the 2022 UNHCR...