Wild Pigeon Collective

Sounding the Alarm on China’s Persecution of the Uyghurs An exile says, ‘We need people to believe the story we’re telling.’

"People need to pick a side," says Nyrola Elimä: either the Chinese government or its victims. For @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social, I have done a piece concerning the Uyghurs. An issue of urgent importance. thedispatch.com/article/nyro...

Merkley, Cornyn Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Defend Vulnerable Uyghurs from Being Forcibly Returned to PRC - Merkley Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn today teamed up to introduce new bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on foreign government officials in...

WPC is grateful to @merkley.senate.gov & staff, as well as Senator Cornyn for their continued support for accountability regarding the deportation of 40 #Uyghur men from #Thailand and looking to prevent further harm for vulnerable #Uyghurs worldwide.

www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-corn...

“One #Thai trade official told the BBC the US negotiators were still bringing up the #Uyghurs as a grievance at tariff talks in May.”

#Thailand #Uyghur #Uighur
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YouTube video by Wild Pigeon Collective A Message From a Uyghur Mother

"Let them also see the light, the ocean, mountain, & flowers."

The mother of one of the Uyghurs detained in IDC in Thailand writes to the Thai people & government.

youtu.be/SN-cwKc4QZA

YouTube video by Wild Pigeon Collective A Letter From a Uyghur Son

"I beg you to consider the human toll of this separation."

A #Uyghur son pleads for his father, held in Thai Immigration Detention, to be released.

youtu.be/Bf8KAPGIz-o

PRESS RELEASE:
Tomorrow's court hearing on the Thai Uyghur case to open at 1:30 p.m. Bangkok time.

Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and tortur...

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