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by ebg13 2437 days ago
> the World Uyghur Congress

How suspicious that a person talking about mass abuse is part of the group being abused. /s

The WUC is not recognized as a terrorist organization by anyone except China. China labels anyone who disagrees with them as terrorists, particularly religious groups (hello Falun Gong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Falun_Gong).

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I didn't claim WUC is a terrorist org, but it has a clear separatism agenda, which aligns with ETIM's goal even if there's no verifiable link between them. Personally I'm skeptical, considering how rampant misinformation is nowadays.
I'd want to separate from a state responsible for supressing and punishing the use of my language in all official media and schools too.
And is there anything at all wrong with separatism?