From annexation to surveillance: WUC condemns China’s 76

Washington DC [US], November 7 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has released its monthly brief, commemorating two pivotal anniversaries: 76 years since the annexation of the independent East Turkistan Republic and 70 years since China established the so-called Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

To mark the occasion, the WUC hosted an event at the European Parliament, led by MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk, tracing the systematic erosion of Uyghur rights and exposing China's empty promises of autonomy under the XUAR framework.

Throughout the month, the WUC intensified its advocacy across Europe, engaging policymakers and strengthening alliances. Its delegates held meetings in the German Bundestag, briefed European diplomats on China's labour transfer schemes involving Uyghurs, and updat