Campaign for Uyghurs

A Son’s Demand: Free My Mother Suriye Tursun

(About the author: Jevlan Shirmemet is an Uyghur activist who currently resides in Istanbul. Jevlan has been bringing attention to the case of his mother, Suriye Tursunun, who he has not seen or spoken to for three years. Jevlan has

Prioritizing the Uyghur Genocide: Voices of the Victims

Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) will host a webinar on Friday, January 15th at 1:30 p.m. EST in order to highlight the requests that Uyghurs have for the international community. Uyghurs living in the diaspora are still searching for their families. 

Chinese Foreign Ministry Confirms Sentencing of Dr. Gulshan Abbas 

CFU Press Release December 31, 2020, 3:00 p.m. EST For Immediate Release Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Following yesterday’s press conference organized by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), and  Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang confirmed the sentencing

Reported Prison Sentence for Dr. Gulshan Abbas

Dr. Gulshan Abbas Reportedly Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison by the Chinese Regime On December 25th, 2020, the family of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, sister of Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) Executive Director  Rushan Abbas, received news from a reputable source

CFU Welcomes Secretary Mike Pompeo’s Genocide Determination Review

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release December 23, 2020, 5:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org  Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) welcomes the decision by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to conduct an internal review regarding a genocide determination for the atrocities

A Holiday Update from Campaign For Uyghurs!

As 2020 draws to a close, the staff of Campaign For Uyghurs wishes to thank you for your continuing support of our work to advocate for the human rights and democratic freedoms of Uyghurs & other Turkic peoples who are

OIC Press Conference Remarks

(Rushan Abbas on December 17, 2020) EssalamElleyum brothers and sisters.  I hope that you will hear what I have to say today with consideration. Remember that a true friend will speak the truth, even when it hurts. Should the value