{"id":1746,"date":"2025-06-25T21:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saveuighur.org\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2025-06-25T21:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:08:11","slug":"16th-anniversary-of-the-shaoguan-toy-factory-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saveuighur.org\/ug\/16th-anniversary-of-the-shaoguan-toy-factory-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice For All\u2019s Save Uyghur Campaign Commemorates the 16th Anniversary of the Shaoguan Toy Factory Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Washington, D.C\u00a0 – June 25, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

On the 16th anniversary of the <\/span>massacre<\/span><\/a> at the Shaoguan Toy Factory, <\/span>Justice For All<\/span><\/a>\u2019s <\/span>Save Uyghur<\/span><\/a> Campaign remembers the Uyghur workers who were killed and injured in attacks by Han-Chinese workers that began on June 26, 2009. Chinese state-run media says at least two Uyghurs were killed and over 100 injured. Many suspect the true toll was <\/span>higher<\/span><\/a>, as the Chinese government has never fully disclosed the facts.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Uyghurs were in Shaoguan in southeast China as part of a wider pattern of <\/span>forced labor<\/span><\/a>. Although Uyghurs do not want to leave their homes, with few economic opportunities, they are left with no choice. Chinese settlers are also moving into East Turkistan, taking over Uyghur land and resources. Many are pressured or coerced to work in factories across China.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Justice For All calls on the Chinese government to release all details about what happened at the Shaoguan Toy Factory, including the real number of Uyghurs who died or were injured. We urge the international community to pressure the Chinese authorities, who have a long history of ignoring such requests and suppressing information about human rights abuses and demand accountability. We ask governments, human rights organizations and concerned citizens worldwide to stand in solidarity with the Uyghur people to demand justice, accountability and an end to the Chinese regime\u2019s relentless campaign of <\/span>genocide<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quotes<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shaoguan tragedy is a reminder of the ongoing suffering of the Uyghur people. Uyghurs are forced to leave their homes and face violence and injustice wherever they go. The world must pay attention and demand that China stop its policies of forced labor and ethnic repression.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n