Turkey: Uyghurs protest, urge boycott of Beijing Olympics

Ozuygur says 'China does not have the right to host the Olympics while committing' genocide'

On Sunday, members of the Uyghur ethnic group demonstrated against China in Istanbul, Turkey, urging the world to join a boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

In December, the United States broke ground as the first state to announce a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Games - Washington said it would send its athletes to compete, but without official representation present at the event.

The US cited China’s human rights record as a cause for the boycott, specifically regarding “the PRC's ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” an area which is home to many of China’s Uyghurs. read more