East Turkestan Information Center
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| Formation | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Abdujelil Karakash |
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Region served | East Turkestan |
President | Abdujelil Karakash |
| Affiliations | East Turkestan independence movement |
Staff | 70 |
| Website | http://uygurtv.dyndns.org/ |
The East Turkestan Information Center (ETIC) is a group affiliated with the East Turkestan independence movement. It was founded in Munich, Germany in 1996, and has an office in Washington, D.C.[1]
The ETIC publishes reports on human rights violations and abuses by the Chinese government towards China's ethnic Uyghur population.[2]
On December 15 2003, the ETIC was designated as a terrorist organization by the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China,[3] which Oxford Analytica says could be an excuse for repression of the Uyghur population.[4]
The ETIC's head, Abdujelil Karakash was quoted by the UNHCR saying:[2]
We have no connection with terrorists. Actually, China itself is a terrorist. It occupied our territory, our soil, our riches. Every day, it sends about 30,000 Chinese to East Turkestan, and 100 percent of them stay there.— Abdujelil Karakash
References
- ↑ John Pike (2003-12-15). "Uighurs". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- 1 2 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2004-01-25). "Refworld | Kyrgyz rights activists call for end to deportation of Uighurs to China". UNHCR. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "China seeks int'l support in counter-terrorism(12/15/03)". China-embassy.org. 2003-12-15. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
- ↑ "China increases suppression in Xinjiang". Oxford Analytica. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
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