East Turkistan National Awakening Movement

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 in Washington D.C. 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".

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