Otkur’s Story
Otkur* grew up in the countryside, in a valley surrounded by mountains, about 200 km from Ghulja city. His childhood was distinctly rural; there was no TV, no telephone and…
Accepting Applications: Chair/Co-Chair (Students for Uyghurs)
Stop Uyghur Genocide is pleased to be accepting applications for the position of Chair/Co-Chair of Students for Uyghurs (SFU), our student-led campaign arm. This is a great opportunity for a…
Uyghur Advocacy Groups and Allies Call on the British Fashion Council to Provide Transparency on Human Rights Due Diligence Measures
A coalition of Uyghur advocacy and human rights groups has called on the British Fashion Council (BFC) to provide transparency on their human rights due diligence framework on forced labour.…
Press Release: UN Report Finds the Chinese State May Have Committed Crimes Against Humanity in the Uyghur Region
Last night the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, released her report into the human rights abuses taking place in the Uyghur region. Despite numerous attempts by the…
Press Release: Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) Commemorates the Urumqi Massacre
Today we commemorate the 13th anniversary of the 2009 Urumqi Massacre, an event used to justify a massive escalation in the surveillance and persecution of the Uyghur people.On July 5th…
Abide’s Story
Last month we spoke to Abide*, a 37-year-old Uyghur woman living in Cambridge. Abide’s life in exile has taken her across the globe, from Urumqi to Istanbul to Glasgow.Abide grew…
Hemragul’s Story
In the coming months, Stop Uyghur Genocide will be telling the stories of Uyghurs in the UK. This month we spoke to Hemragul, an Uyghur woman living and working in…
Press Release: Stop Uyghur Genocide Commemorates 33 Years Since the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Press Release – For Immediate ReleaseContact: edie@stopuyghurgenocide.co.ukToday, Stop Uyghur Genocide (SUG) commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which followed the Tiananmen Student Protest movement, which saw thousands…
Statement on Michelle Bachelet’s Press Conference Following Her Visit to China
"In the same week that thousands of deeply distressing photographs of Uyghur concentration camp detainees were leaked, the UN has refused to provide my people with answers.As we warned, Michelle…
Press Release: “Xinjiang Police Files” Reveal Thousands of Photographs of Detained Uyghurs
An explosive cache of leaked documents from the CCP’s internal system reveals new details about life for Uyghurs in the region’s sprawling detention system. This authenticated body of uncensored data…