Remember When We Said:

“Never Again” ?

Welcome to the International Support for Uyghurs (ISU)

International Support for Uyghurs (ISU) is a non-for-profit organization based in Montreal, Canada. ISU is dedicated to supporting the Uyghurs and other Turkic people oppressed and persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party in East Turkistan through advocacy projects and grassroots initiatives. ISU works to magnify the voices of the East Turkistan diaspora members in Canada and around the world.

Since the East Turkistan takeover in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has been much more oppressive towards the Uyghurs than any other Chinese regime in history. Especially in the last few decades, the peoples of East Turkistan have been facing increasingly widespread and deep racism and islamophobia as a Muslim ethnic group. The Chinese state has been systematically marginalizing Uyghur and other Turkic languages, cultures and identities in order to assimilate them into the Chinese state.

What is Happening in East Turkistan?

“Round up everyone that should be rounded up”
— Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Quanguo

Who Are the Uyghurs?

Uyghurs (or Uighurs, Uygurs) are ethnically and culturally Turkic people native to East Turkistan, currently occupied by China. Uyghurs are predominantly Muslims practicing a moderate form of Islam. An estimated 25-35 million Uyghurs live in East Turkistan and abroad. According to the 2017 national statistics, Chinese sources put the number at 11.65 million. The Uyghurs are the most persecuted people today.

Open Letter

Featured
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Following the recent Subcommittee on International Human Rights hearings on July 21st-22nd, in relation to the persecutions of Uyghurs in East Turkistan, the team at International Support for Uyghurs wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and all members of Parliament asking the Canadian government to act in a concrete manner and implement the policy recommendations given by experts and survivors present at the meeting. You can read the open letter here.

Read More →

Upcoming Events

Recent News

Featured
We will miss you Hon. David Kilgour
We will miss you Hon. David Kilgour

We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the passing of a great man, ally, and friend David Kilgour.

Read More →
Uyghur Forced Labourers For Sale to Companies Across China
Uyghur Forced Labourers For Sale to Companies Across China

On November 13, 2021 it was reported by human rights organization Radio Free Asia that a Chinese job placement firm was involved in transferring thousands of Uyghur people including girls as young as 16 to factories in the Mainland (Radio Free Asia 2021). The ad which was posted on Weibo as well as Wechat offered work for Uyghurs aged 16-30 with proficiency in Mandarin and vocational school degrees.

Read More →

Recent Events

Featured
Which freedom for the Uyghur people? Religion, control, and activism in the diaspora.
Apr 4
Which freedom for the Uyghur people? Religion, control, and activism in the diaspora.

Join us for an evening of awareness and solidarity with the Uyghur community at the ISU conference, "Which Freedom for the Uyghur People? Religion, Control, and Activism in the Diaspora." Starting at 6:30 PM, we will begin with an introduction to the ISU followed by a screening of videos exposing the Chinese Communist Party's oppression of Uyghur religious freedom.

Read More →
Towards Strengthened International Justice
Mar 16
Towards Strengthened International Justice

The International Support for Uyghurs (ISU) will be delivering a presentation addressing the genocide in East Turkistan and facilitating a detailed discussion on the unique challenges confronting the Uighur people in their pursuit of justice.

Read More →