World News | United States: Uyghurs launch protests to commemorate victims of Urumqi massacre

Washington DC [US]June 30 (ANI): The Washington-based nonprofit Movement for Uyghurs (CFU) will hold a protest outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., on July 5 to commemorate victims of the Urumqi massacre and send out Uyghur human voice. has been facing genocide.

The Uyghur movement said on its official Twitter account, “Join our protests to honor the victims of the 5 July 2009 Urumqi massacre and raise the voice of #Uyghurs under genocide. July 5, pm 4:00 to 6:00, International Plaza 3505, Northwest, Chinese Embassy, ​​Washington, DC.”

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In early June, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) marked the 35th anniversary of the 1988 Uyghur student pro-democracy protests in Urumqi and highlighted the courage of the protesters.

The World Uyghur Congress tweeted: “Yesterday, the Turkish representative of @UyghurCongress advocated for #Uyghur rights in the Turkish Parliament.”

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The Urumqi protests preceded the Tiananmen protests in 1989 as one of the largest public expressions of dissatisfaction with the Chinese government’s discriminatory policies against Uyghurs, the World Uyghur Congress said in an official press release.

In 1985, students staged massive protests, denouncing discriminatory education policies against Uyghur students, family planning policies, the devastating health effects of nuclear testing in the Lop Nur region, and the lack of real accountability in government and employment opportunities. Representation for Uyghurs.

Dolkun Isa, president of the World Uyghur Congress, said: “In college, I quickly learned the limitations of being a Uyghur. The state implemented policies that clearly discriminated against us. That’s why I became a student leader. , leading to the opposition of the pro-democracy movement in 1988.” Issa added: “At that time, there was still some freedom to organize such movements. Today, everyone is locked up.” (ANI)

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