Press Releases

Ilham Tohti Spends Another Birthday Imprisoned on False Charges

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release October 25, 2021 4:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Today marks yet another birthday behind bars for Professor Ilham Tohti, who turns 52 today. Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) calls on the international community to

Campaign For Uyghurs at Oslo Freedom Forum 2021

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release October 6, 2021 10:00 a.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami, Florida from October 4-5, 2021. The forum showcases human rights, and those that fight

Uyghurs Mark 70 Years of PRC Oppression

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release October 1, 2021 10:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org As October 1 marks the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) calls attention to the Uyghur Genocide as evidence of

CFU at Binghamton University

Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) visited Binghamton University’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention from September 20th to 24th, where Executive Director Rushan Abbas was invited as a visiting practitioner in order to spread awareness and information regarding the ongoing

CFU Proud to Collaborate on CAIR Global Hilton Boycott

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release  September 17, 2021 5:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Yesterday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) launched its global Hilton Hotel boycott campaign with a press conference in Washington D.C. Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU)

The Uyghur Tribunal’s Second Session Conclude

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release September 15, 2021 2:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org In London, from September 10-13, the Uyghur Tribunal held its second and final session. The Committee, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice, heard further evidence on

3 Years Since the Forced Disappearance of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release September 10, 2021 9:00 a.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org  www.campaignforuyghurs.org September 11 marks three years since the disappearance of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, sister of Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU)  Executive Director Rushan Abbas. Three years since

International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release August 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. EST Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org On today’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, we must recognize the ways in which the Chinese State has become a primary perpetrator