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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b>
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\n<\/b>WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 1, 2026)<\/span><\/p>\n

July 5 marks 17 years since the Urumchi Massacre, when Chinese authorities brutally cracked down on peaceful Uyghur demonstrators in the city of Urumchi in Chinese-occupied East Turkistan. <\/span>Justice For All<\/span><\/a>\u2019s <\/span>Save Uyghur<\/span><\/a> Campaign solemnly commemorates this anniversary and calls for renewed, urgent global action against the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s ongoing atrocities, crimes that continue to amount to genocide.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2009, thousands of Uyghurs took to the streets of Urumchi demanding justice for the <\/span>killing<\/span><\/a> of Uyghur workers in Guangdong Province on June 26. What followed was a wave of state-sponsored violence that left hundreds dead, thousands imprisoned or disappeared, and an entire community traumatized. The <\/span>massacre<\/span><\/a> was not an isolated event, but a turning point that exposed Beijing\u2019s determination to silence Uyghur voices and erase the Uyghurs as a people.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs Uyghurs, we refuse to let the victims of July 5 be forgotten,\u201d said Arslan Hidayat, Team Lead of Justice For All\u2019s Save Uyghur Campaign. \u201cThe Urumchi Massacre was a warning to the world of what the Chinese Communist Party was prepared to do to our people. Seventeen years later, that warning has become a genocide. We call on governments to match their words with action, hold the Chinese government accountable, and stand with the Uyghur people in their pursuit of justice, freedom, and the right to live without fear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Justice For All calls on governments, human rights organizations, faith communities, and civil society to strengthen efforts to hold the Chinese government accountable and support policies that protect Uyghurs and other persecuted communities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Save Uyghur Campaign also encourages supporters around the world to participate in July 5 commemorations and <\/span>peaceful protests<\/span><\/a> honoring the victims of the Urumchi Massacre. Justice will not come from remembrance alone. It requires action. Seventeen years after the Urumchi Massacre, the struggle for truth, accountability, and the freedom of East Turkistan continues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact: Arslan Hidayat, arslan@justiceforall.org\u00a0 Phone: 202-908-JUST<\/span><\/p>\n

Website: <\/span>https:\/\/www.justiceforall.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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