Press Releases

100 Years of CCP Rule: Genocide is Nothing to Celebrate

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 30, 2021 12:00 p.m. EDT Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org July 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, which seized power in 1949, marking the beginning of a dark era in history,

Juneteenth: An Occasion to Spur Us Onward

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 19, 2021 9:00 a.m. EDT Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) is pleased to acknowledge Juneteenth being designated as a federal holiday and joins in honoring this very special day. This represents

Dr. Gulshan Abbas Spends Another Birthday Behind Bars

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 12, 2021 6:00 p.m. EDT Contact: Contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Today marks the birthday of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and the third birthday that she has spent in the CCP’s unjust detention. This bittersweet day follows

CFU Commemorates Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre

Thirty-two years ago, students in Beijing stood up and demanded greater accountability from the Chinese authorities. They believed, correctly, that inalienable rights like freedom of speech, of the press, of movement, were critical to the functioning of a free and

CFU Applauds Uyghur Tribunal in London

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release June 2, 2021 5:00 p.m. EDT Contact: Contact@campaignforuyghurs.org  www.campaignforuyghurs.org This week will mark a historic step in the fight against genocide, and for human rights. In the United Kingdom, an independent tribunal is being

CFU Condemns Sentencing of Hushtar Isa

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 29, 2021 7:00 p.m. EDT Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) strongly condemns the sentencing of Hushtar Isa by the Chinese regime. Hushtar’s brother Dolkun Isa serves as the President of the

Campaign for Uyghurs Condemns the Death of Mihriay Erkin

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 25, 2021 10:00 p.m. EDT Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org It is with a heavy heart today that Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) calls attention to the reported death of Mihriay Erkin. RFA has reported that

Lithuanian Parliament Passes Resolution on Uyghur Genocide

CFU Press Release For Immediate Release May 20, 2021 5:00 p.m. EDT Contact: contact@campaignforuyghurs.org www.campaignforuyghurs.org Today, the government of Lithuania passed a resolution declaring the situation in East Turkistan a genocide. China’s policies in the region that promote forced sterilization,