The WUNN is devoted
to the current political, cultural and economic
developments in Eastern Turkistan and to the Uyghurs
related issues. Eastern Turkistan is a name used by
the Uyghurs, the indigenous people of the territory.
Eastern Turkistan is the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous
Region of the People's Republic of China at present.
Eastern Turkistan
was colonized by the Manchu Empire in 1877, and was
made its Xinjiang province in 1884. Two Eastern
Turkistan Republics existed in Eastern Turkistan in
1933-1935 and 1944-1955. Xinjang Uyghur Autonomous
Region was established by the communist Chinese
government on October 1, 1955.
WUNN brings
information on situation in Eastern Turkistan from the
Uyghur and other sources to the attention of the
international community.
Credits must be
given to all sources cited. ETIC is responsible only
for the reports from its own sources.
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