Episode

Rushan Abbas — A Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom

Podcast: The Strategerist
Published: Sep 15, 2025
Duration seconds: 1682
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Summary

Rushan Abbas is a leading Uyghur human rights activist whose exercise of free speech in the United States led to the imprisonment of her older sister in China, now for seven years. In response, she left her career to become a full-time activist and founded Campaign for Uyghurs — an organization nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice. Through her work, Abbas shines a light on the Uyghur genocide and the repression of the Chinese government.