Here is a summary of Uyghur-related news around the world in the past week.
Muslims in West speak up for Uyghur cause
While many Muslim majority countries remain silent on China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Muslim organizations in the West have become advocates for Uyghur rights.
US increases pressure on China
Lobbying efforts by advocates may have contributed to the wave of U.S. pressure on Beijing over human rights violations against Tibetans and Uyghurs.
Why US Is Raising Pressure on China Over Treatment of Tibetans, Uyghurs
Rights group demands answers from IOC
The Coalition to End Forced Labor in the Uyghur Region is asking the International Olympic Committee for the sourcing of its official clothing for next month's Winter Olympic Games in China. The IOC has not given any direct answers.
Uyghur activists file criminal complaint
Reuters is reporting that Uyghur activists in Turkey filed a criminal complaint with the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office. It accuses 112 Chinese officials of committing genocide and crimes against humanity and detaining Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in camps in Xinjiang. China did not comment but has denied similar accusations in the past.
Tesla criticized over showroom launch in Xinjiang
Activists called on U.S. electric car maker Tesla to close its newly opened showroom in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where the U.S. accuses China of genocide against Uyghurs. Beijing denies the accusations.
News in brief
Radio Free Asia has confirmed that a Uyghur historian and editor of a Beijing-based government magazine, who disappeared more than three years ago, was arrested by Chinese authorities. Abliz Orhun, editor-in-chief of Xinjiang Regional Historiography magazine in Beijing, was taken from his workplace in Beijing and sent back to Xinjiang, where the local police wanted him, citing his involvement in a "local case."
Quote of note
"It's important that all American Muslims stand together in fighting this genocidal campaign."
— Robert McCaw, government affairs director at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, in an interview with Axios
