Ankara, April 27 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has called for urgent international recognition of the genocide against Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, denouncing China's ongoing colonisation, mass detentions, and destruction of cultural identity.

At the "Colonial Crimes Conference" in Ankara, ETGE representatives urged countries, particularly Turkiye and the broader Islamic world, to act rather than remain silent.

Fatmagul Cakan, head of the Committee on Media, Communication, and Information of the East Turkistan Parliament in Exile, delivered a detailed presentation outlining China's systematic campaign against East Turkistan. According to an ETGE release, Cakan described how Chinese authorities r...