International Uyghur Forum (IUF)

It is an honour to have been invited to speak at this year's @IUFforum in Berlin, alongside @Alduceppe, @blochbihler and other distinguished speakers. Stop #UyghurGenocide.

#IUF2026 Announcing Speakers: Please welcome our esteemed speakers: @benedictrogers @Alduceppe @blochbihler Register for IUF👇 Internationaluyghurforum.org

📆50 days to go until the International Uyghur Forum! If you’d like to participate, please fill out the form on the IUF website. internationaluyghurforum.org

📰PRESS RELEASE: WUC to Host Third International Uyghur Forum in Berlin ‘’This third IUF will take place at a moment when the attention of the International community is on ongoing conflicts around the world,’’ said WUC President, @TurgunjanAlawd3. uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea…

BREAKING: Former Xinjiang police officer (2014–2023) confirms that detentions and forced labor continue today. From 2023, officials detained Uyghurs who avoided forced labor or allegedly disobeyed state orders. 🧵 Zhang, the former police officer, says that under Ma Xingrui, Chen Quanguo's successor, visible repression campaigns were replaced with hidden coercion. Village committees have unilateral authority to order residents to accept labor transfers. Refusal triggers up to 15 days in detention. From 2023, authorities employed rolling, pre-emptive short-term detentions as calculated intimidation, designed to enforce total submission. Zhang observed how Uyghur culture is now nearly extinct: the village he worked in has been largely emptied of working-age adults — many are in prison or shipped away for forced labor. Speaking Uyghur is prohibited in schools. Mosques are closed or guarded 24/7. Zhang estimates a quarter of the adult population in his village was interned in re-education camps between 2017–2019, excluding those sent to prisons. Under Ma Xingrui, Chen Quanguo's successor, visible repression campaigns were replaced with hidden coercion. In 2019, Zhang worked at the Hotan County re-education headquarters where detainee records were falsified and the true scale hidden even from higher-level authorities. HOW COERCION WORKS: Village committees have unilateral authority to order residents to accept labor transfers. Refusal triggers mandatory night school, unpaid communal labor, or up to 15 days in detention facilities. My report in Foreign Policy outlines the details (link is below in the first comment)

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📰 PRESS RELEASE 📰 World Uyghur Congress Commemorates Uyghur Genocide Remembrance Day uyghurcongress.org/en/press-relea… Tomorrow marks #UyghurGenocideRemembrance Day, and the two year anniversary of the Uyghur Tribunal Judgement. “There have been many successes throughout the past two years, but as the international attention fades, the Uyghur genocide continues more brutally and openly, covered under the CCP’s propaganda,” said WUC President, @Dolkun_Isa.

UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery @TomObokata shares his #IUF2023 highlights. “It's important to continue this dialogue & make voices heard at the highest level possible so that international actors can do something.” We thank Prof. Obokata for his support.

Last Week, the International Uyghur Forum @IUFforum successfully commenced in the National Diet of Japan with over 150 participants from over 25+ countries. We sincerely thank all the great speakers & participants for their contributions, and commitment to #Uyghur human rights.

It has been an honour welcoming policymakers, legal experts, key political, academic, and civil society actors, as well as global Uyghur leaders for the #IUF2023.

Over two-days, the #IUF2023 held: ➡️ 5 panels ➡️ 8 interactive dialogues ➡️ 5 side events ➡️ 2 receptions ➡️ 10 private meetings

With over 150 participants from over 25+ countries, the International Uyghur Forum successfully commenced in the 🇯🇵 National Diet. We sincerely thank all the great speakers & participants for their contributions, and commitment to #Uyghur human rights.

Delighted to announce the launch of @NewlinesInst's 'Transnational Repression Working Group' at the Japanese House of Representatives (衆議院, Shūgiin) in Tokyo with @IUFforum @ipacglobal @UyghurCongress. 1/3

After the @IUFforum in Japan, we came directly from Tokyo to Vilnius to attend the World Liberty Congress. I would like to thank all the participants who contributed to the success of IUF. 200 people, including 70+ MPs from 25 countries, attended the forum. During the 2-day Forum, more than 80 speakers took the floor, 5 Plenary Panels, 8 Interactive dialogues, 5 side events, 2 Receptions and 10 private meetings were held. I would especially like to thank Keiji Fruya, chairman of the Japanese parliamentary Uyghur Friendship Group for hosting the IUF. Special thanks to the staff of @UyghurCongress, @realuyghurj and @ipacglobal for their outstanding work.

Die Konferenz des @IUFforum befasste sich mit der Entwicklung von Strategien, rechtlichen Möglichkeiten und Maßnahmen zur Rechenschaftslegung im Zusammenhang mit dem Uiguren-Genozid und anderen schwerwiegenden Menschenrechtsverletzungen.

#FreeHongKong #FreeEastTurkistan #FreeTibet #FreeInnerMongolia #TaiwanIsaCountry @IUFforum #IUF2023

Thank you @IUFforum @ipacglobal @UyghurCongress and @realuyghurj for having me in this great event and let me to have the chance to speak for HKer and stand solidarity with Uyghur, Tibetan, South Mongolia, Taiwan movements. And thanks for brilliant moderation by @Dotseten !

@IUFforum @ipacglobal と @realuyghurj 主催の国際ウイグルフォーラムに @JhkdaOrg の香港代表として参加させていただきました。ウイグル、チベット、南モンゴル、台湾の皆様と連帯できるよう、発言させていただくことに感謝！ @Dotseten の素晴らしいモデレーションにも感謝！

Just spoke on the panel on 'Avenues Towards Legal Action: Mapping Foreign Influence Blocking Accountability on Human Rights Atrocities' at @IUFforum in Tokyo chair by @MehmetTohti with @EwelinaUO @SenPaulStrauss #IUF2023