Washington DC, March 17 -- The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) has strongly condemned People's Republic of China for what it described as "hypocrisy" in invoking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, accusing Beijing of attempting to deflect attention from its policies in East Turkistan.

In an official statement, the ETGE said China's claims of opposing Islamophobia come in contradiction to its actions on the ground, particularly following the adoption of what it referred to as an "Ethnic Unity Law." The ETGE alleged that the legislation is being used as a tool to enforce assimilation and suppress the religious and cultural identities of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Turkic Muslim communities.

The ETGE stated that the la...