Solidarity from the UK workers’ movement for the Uyghur people’s struggle for freedom.
Our online event on 5 July, commemorating the 11th anniversary of the unrest in Urumqi and the massacre of Uyghur protesters that followed, heard eyewitness testimonies from people who were at the scene in 2009, and wide-ranging discussion about the struggle today.
For those who missed out, you can listen to the recording, or download it, from here:
Continue reading “Catch up: Remember the Urumqi massacre. Fight for Uyghur rights & freedoms.”Labour MPs John McDonnell (former Shadow Chancellor) and Kate Osamor (former Shadow Secretary of State for International Development) recorded messages of solidarity for our online event on 5 July 2020 commemorating the Urumqi massacre. You can watch them and read the transcripts below.
Continue reading “Uyghur solidarity messages from MPs John McDonnell & Kate Osamor”Rahima Mahmut, UK representative of the World Uyghur Congress, and Ayesha Baloch, Campaigns Officer for the Labour Campaign for Human Rights, write in the Fair Observer:
Continue reading “Rahima Mahmut & Ayesha Baloch: “China Continues Its Persecution of Uighur Muslims””A useful explainer published last year in news outlet Business Insider. The Chinese state claims that its clampdown in East Turkestan is a counter-terrorism operation – in truth, it’s about keeping a firm grip on a territory that is crucial for its economic empire-building plan, the “Belt & Road Initiative”.
Continue reading “BI: “This map shows a trillion-dollar reason why China is oppressing more than a million Muslims””The persecution of the Uyghur people by the Chinese state continues and has deepened in the coronavirus crisis. In place of our usual monthly protest at the Chinese embassy in London, on 5 April we gathered online to discuss the situation with a range of campaigners. We have recorded the introductions from Nury Turkel, Prof Diyesh Anand, Rahima Mahmut, David Ball and Jack Baker.
Continue reading “WATCH: “Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Don’t forget the Uyghurs! With Nury Turkel, Dibyesh Anand & others””A statement from the Uyghur Solidarity Campaign UK
Amidst the pandemic crisis, we have seen propaganda efforts by states, politicians and press to promote their own image and scapegoat others. The Chinese government and its press and supporters boast that they are leading the world against the virus. Other governments, especially in the UK and US, are deflecting blame for their own shortcomings onto China.
Continue reading “Coronavirus, China & the Blame Game”
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