East Turkistan Nation Liberation Center Issues Comprehensive Statement on Humanitarian and Political Developments, Calling for Urgent International Action

Introduction: A Cry from the Heart of a Wounded Nation

In light of the escalating pace of systematic violations practiced by the Chinese occupation authorities against Uyghur Muslims and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, the **East Turkistan Nation Liberation Center** issued a comprehensive and historic statement on February 28, 2026. This statement comes at a critical turning point in the history of the cause, where oppression is no longer merely transient security campaigns but has evolved into an integrated system aimed at uprooting Islamic identity from its foundations. In its statement, the Center emphasized that what is happening today is a "declared war on Islam" [1.13](https://uyghurstudy.org/ar/%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1/), calling on the Islamic Ummah and the international community to move beyond the language of paper condemnations and take actual steps to stop the genocide, which has entered the stage of "legal institutionalization and technological surveillance" [1.12](https://arabi21.com/story/1572979/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%ab-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a21-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-2017).

Humanitarian Reality 2026: From Camps to Open Digital Prisons

Based on the "East Turkistan Human Rights Violations Index 2025" launched in Istanbul on February 16, 2026, the statement revealed a dangerous shift in China's strategy of oppression [1.4](https://uyghurtimes.com/east-turkistan-human-rights-violations-index-2025-released-in-istanbul/). While Beijing attempts to convince the world that it is closing "re-education" camps, field reports confirm that these centers have not been closed but rather converted into formal prisons and forced labor facilities [1.12](https://arabi21.com/story/1572979/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%ab-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a21-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-2017).

The Center explained that 2025 saw an escalation in forced "labor transfer" programs, where China targeted millions of Muslims under the guise of "poverty alleviation." In reality, this is a modern slavery system aimed at dismantling Uyghur families and distributing their members to distant factories deep within China to ensure control over them [1.6](https://ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/01/un-experts-alarmed-reports-forced-labour-uyghur-tibetan-and-other-minorities). The statement also pointed to the emergence of what is called the "Open Digital Prison," where artificial intelligence and biometric surveillance technologies are used to track every movement and stillness of Muslims, creating a state of permanent terror that prevents any religious practice even inside homes [1.12](https://arabi21.com/story/1572979/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%ab-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a21-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-2017).

Political Developments: Betrayal by Islamic Organizations and Complicity of Interests

The statement devoted significant space to criticizing the international political stance, particularly that of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Center strongly condemned the meeting between the Organization's Secretary-General and Chinese officials in Beijing on January 26, 2026 [1.10](https://turkistanpress.com/ar/news/oic-china-meeting-condemned-as-betrayal-of-uyghur-muslims/), considering it a "betrayal of trust and a whitewashing of genocide crimes" [1.7](https://east-turkistan.net/the-tribune-east-turkistan-govt-in-exile-condemns-oic-visit-to-china-accuses-bloc-of-legitimising-genocide/). The statement noted that the Organization's continued disregard for the destruction of more than 16,000 mosques and the ban on fasting and prayer represents a stab in the back of the Islamic Ummah [1.7](https://east-turkistan.net/the-tribune-east-turkistan-govt-in-exile-condemns-oic-visit-to-china-accuses-bloc-of-legitimising-genocide/).

On the geopolitical front, the Center warned of China's exploitation of global crises, such as the war in Ukraine and the aggression on Gaza, to divert attention from the East Turkistan issue [1.12](https://arabi21.com/story/1572979/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%ab-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a21-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-2017). The statement emphasized that Beijing is working to integrate its repressive policies into a "national security doctrine," meaning that any future change in Chinese leadership may not end the suffering unless there is real international pressure imposing strict economic and political sanctions [1.12](https://arabi21.com/story/1572979/%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%ab-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%84%d9%80%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a21-%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%8a%d8%ba%d9%88%d8%b1-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%b1%d8%b1%d8%b6%d9%88%d9%82-%d9%84%d9%82%d9%85%d8%b9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%84%d9%83%d9%86%d9%87-%d8%a3%d8%ae%d8%b7%d8%b1-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%ad%d9%84%d8%a9-2017).

Identity War: "Sinicization of Islam" and Uprooting Roots

The statement delved deeply into what China calls the "Sinicization of Islam," a process aimed at reshaping Islamic faith to align with Communist Party ideology [1.10](https://turkistanpress.com/ar/news/oic-china-meeting-condemned-as-betrayal-of-uyghur-muslims/). The Center pointed out that Chinese authorities have criminalized basic religious practices, where Muslims are punished for owning Qurans, growing beards, or even abstaining from drinking alcohol in state-organized forced competitions [1.30](https://hizb-ut-tahrir.info/ar/index.php/leaflets/turkey/31518.html).

The statement also highlighted the tragedy of Uyghur children who are separated from their families and placed in government care homes for brainwashing and stripping them of their language and religion, which UN experts described in their recent reports as a flagrant violation of children's rights amounting to crimes against humanity [1.14](https://uhrp.org/united-nations-responses-to-the-uyghur-crisis/).

Call for Urgent International and Islamic Action

In concluding its statement, the **East Turkistan Nation Liberation Center** issued an urgent appeal containing several key demands: 1. **For the United Nations:** The necessity of activating international accountability mechanisms and forming an independent investigation committee to enter the region, and updating the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report which has confirmed since 2022 the occurrence of crimes against humanity [1.5](https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/08/china-still-no-accountability-for-crimes-against-humanity-in-xinjiang-three-years-after-major-un-report/). 2. **For the Organization of Islamic Cooperation:** Immediately stop supporting the Chinese narrative, recognize the East Turkistan issue as a case of occupation and genocide, and impose economic sanctions on Chinese companies involved in forced labor [1.16](https://udtsb.com/ar/statement-on-continuous-cooperation-between-oic-and-china/). 3. **For Muslim Peoples:** Revive the spirit of solidarity with their brothers in East Turkistan, boycott Chinese products resulting from forced labor, and spread awareness of the cause in all forums [1.23](https://www.iumsonline.org/ar/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=24835).

Conclusion: A Trust in the Nation's Neck

The statement of the East Turkistan Nation Liberation Center is not merely a monitoring of violations, but a document of distress for a nation of two billion Muslims. Silence on what is happening in Kashgar and Urumqi is a green light for the occupier to continue obliterating the features of an ancient Islamic civilization. Sharia and moral duty require every Muslim man and woman to be a voice for the voiceless, until East Turkistan returns free and proud, and the machine of oppression that does not distinguish between child and elder, nor between mosque and school, stops.

"The believers are but brothers," and this statement reminds us that the wound of Turkistan is a wound in the body of the one Ummah, and this body cannot rest as long as a member of it groans under the weight of genocide [1.23](https://www.iumsonline.org/ar/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=24835).