Washington DC, Jan. 10 -- New reports and developments indicate continuing repression of Uyghur culture, identity, and activism both within East Turkistan (Xinjiang) and beyond China's borders, as stated by a recent press release from the World Uyghur Congress (WUC).

The WUC press release also highlighted concerns over transnational repression, referencing a criminal case in Kazakhstan against Bekzat Maksutkhan, head of the Nagyz Atajurt Volunteers human rights organisation, and 18 others on charges of "inciting ethnic hatred against the Chinese people."

Citing analysis from researcher Rune Steenberg in Bitter Winter, WUC notes that the case appears to be politically motivated and likely influenced by Chinese government claims rather th...