Munich, June 17 -- The Director of the Education Committee at World Uyghur Congress (WUC), Abdureshit Niyazkaramay, highlighted the significance of Uyghur Language Day, which was initiated by the WUC in 2015, and marked the 37th anniversary of the 1988 Uyghur Student Protests in Urumchi, according to a statement shared by WUC on X.

"June 15, International Uyghur Language Day, is a highly symbolic day not only for Uyghurs living in exile but also for our Uyghur people in our homeland who are paying an unprecedented price to preserve their national identity. It also commemorates the second wave of student protests against ethnic discrimination, carried out by students in Urumchi on June 15, 1988", the WUC posted on X.

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