East Turkistan National Awakening Movement

East Turkistan National Movement (also known as East Turkistan National Awakening Movement)
AbbreviationETNM / ETNAM
FormationJune 2017; 7 years ago (June 2017)
TypeNon-Profit NGO
PurposeAdvocating for the human rights of East Turkistan's people and the independence of East Turkistan.
Location
Region served
International
Official languages
English, Uyghur
Founder and President
Salih Hudayar
Websitenationalawakening.org

The East Turkistan National Movement (abbr. ETNM; Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان مىللىي ھەرىكىتى) also known as the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (abbr. ETNAM; Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان مىللىي ئويغۇنۇش ھەرىكىتى) is a non-profit human rights and political advocacy organization established in June 2017[1] in Washington D.C.[2] Salih Hudayar, a Uyghur American consultant and graduate student founded the group after pre-existing Uyghur organizations failed to openly call for East Turkestan independence deeming it "controversial".[3]

  1. ^ "East Turkistan National Awakening Movement Inc". GuideStar. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ Lepeska, David. "Uighurs accuse Turkey of betrayal, seek new friends". Ahval News. Ahval News. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. ^ Shenoy, Rupa. "As families are lost to China's 're-education camps,' US Uighurs are split". PRI's The World. Public Radio International. Retrieved 20 January 2019.