Campaign for Uyghurs

Somber Reflection on the Tian’anmen Square Massacre

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 3, 2020, 1:00 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org As we mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, we recall the effect that this event has had. Today’s China was indeed shaped

On the Confirmation of the Detention of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 2, 2020, 6:30 PM EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org After over 21 months of no news on the disappearance of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Radio Free Asia has confirmed via her former place of employment

Twitter and Big Technology’s Dark China Connections

On May 27th, the Turkish twitter account for Campaign for Uyghurs, which was used for defending the rights of Muslim Uyghur Turks in East Turkistan was suspended. The very next day, May 28th, the Chinese language account was also suspended.

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and requires various reports on the topic. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list identifying foreign individuals and

Eid Mubarak-Eid al-Fitr Greetings

May 24th marks Eid al-Fitr, and as this special month comes to a close, Campaign For Uyghurs wishes each and every member of the Muslim community Eid Mubarak. We hope that in spite of the very different Ramadan faced this

Obstacles to Advocacy: China Undermining our Advocacy Efforts

On May 17th, 2020, Amnesty International USA Local Group 37 hosted a virtual meeting and featured CFU’s Executive Director, Rushan Abbas, who presented on the Uyghur genocide. It was a successful presentation with a lot of involvement from everyone who