A 15-day walking protest has been launched against China’s massive human rights abuses of Uyghur Muslims by the East Turkistan Association of Canada. The Walking Protest, Freedom March initiated from Toronto to Ottawa on the 4th of July 2021, Independence Day of the United States. Organisers say the aim of this walking protest is to raise awareness about the ongoing Uyghur Genocide happening in East Turkistan (Xinjiang in China). The protesters were carrying banners saying “Freedom for East Turkistan” and “China Stop the Uyghur Genocide”. The East Turkistan Association of Canada is a grassroots organization operating in major Canadian cities all over Canada to raise awareness for Uyghur oppression and to call people to action in standing with Human rights.
