Press Releases

Coalition Demands Government Action Against Uyghur Forced Labor

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 13 2022, 1:00 PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org On May 9th, Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) joined representatives of the Uyghur Coalition to End Forced Labor, (endorsed by 415 international organizations in 45 countries), in a three-day event

CFU Condemns Repression Campaign Against Uyghur Journalists

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 9 2022, 6:15 PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) condemns the repression campaign against Uyghur journalists. An unprecedented wave of arrests of journalists and political commentators in China has taken place since

The White House Highlights Uyghurs During Eid Celebrations

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 4 2022, 3:00 PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Ziba Murat, daughter of illegally incarcerated Gulshan Abbas, joins in Eid celebrations at the White House, invitation by US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, as

Eid Al Fitr Mubarak from Campaign for Uyghurs

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 1 2022, 2:30 PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) would like to wish our Muslim brothers and sisters around the world Eid Mubarak! As Ramadan for 2022 comes to a close, almost

CFU Reiterates Calls to Release UN Report on Uyghurs

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release April 25 2022, 5:30PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) welcomes the indications that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will be visiting East Turkistan (called the “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region” by

CFU Welcomes 2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release April 12 2022, 5:00PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) welcomes the release of the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at the Department of State, on April 12, 2022. The 2021 report has

CFU Calls on Saudi Government to Halt Extradition of Uyghurs

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release April 11 2022, 4:00PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) calls upon Saudi authorities to immediately release four Uyghurs – including a 13-year-old girl and her mother – who are at serious danger of being

CFU WELCOMES NEW BILL TO PROTECT UYGHURS IN DIASPORA

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release April 8 2022, 4:00PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) welcomes the new introduction of the Uyghur Policy Act. The Uyghur Policy Act aims to increase U.S. support for the Uyghur diaspora in the United

CFU Commemorates 32nd Anniversary of Baren Massacre

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release April 5 2022, 10:00AM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Today, Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) remembers those protesters who were brutally massacred by the Chinese regime in Baren, a township in East Turkistan’s Akto county, near Kashgar, which

What Sort of Ramadan Can Uyghurs Expect?

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release March 31 2022, 5:00PM contact@campaignforuyghurs.org campaignforuyghurs.org Ramadan Mubarak! Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) would like to congratulate all in the Muslim world for reaching the holy month of Ramadan. This Ramadan–just like every Ramadan for