Munich, Feb. 5 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has strongly condemned the severe repression faced by the Uyghur population in East Turkestan, where the Chinese government continues to systematically restrict basic freedoms, particularly the right to move freely.

In the press release on February 4, WUC mentioned that while Beijing maintains that the region has "normalized," evidence points to the opposite, and "mass surveillance, arbitrary restrictions, and the weaponisation of passports are part of a deliberate strategy to suppress Uyghur identity and silence dissent."

"Nothing about life in East Turkistan is truly normal." He stressed that China's imposed "norms" aimed to erode Uyghur culture, with both domestic and international re...