Washington, Oct. 19 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has raised concerns over alleged human rights abuses in East Turkistan, including forced labour linked to desert fish farming, the suppression of the Uyghur language and culture, and transnational repression targeting Uyghurs and other human rights defenders, according to its weekly brief.

The brief highlighted an investigation by the Outlaw Ocean Project, published in The Globe and Mail on October 9, examining China's expanding aquaculture operations in the Taklamakan Desert.

While Chinese state propaganda reportedly presents the initiative as a technological "Blue Miracle", the investigation raised concerns over alleged state-sponsored forced labour involving Uyghurs and other Tur...