Washington DC, March 19 -- World Uyghur Congress (WUC) Executive Committee chairwoman Rushan Abbas has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of orchestrating a global campaign to silence Uyghur voices, using diplomatic channels to discredit activists abroad.

In a strongly worded post, Abbas wrote on X, "Every time I speak in a new country, the Chinese embassy releases statements attempting to discredit my advocacy and label me and my sister as terrorists." She further added, "That is not diplomacy. That is transnational repression in real time."

Highlighting her personal ordeal, Abbas drew attention to the detention of her sister, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, a retired doctor from Urumqi. In another earlier post, she said, "My sister was neve...