Olympics-Athlete hailed by Uyghur advocates for 'East Turkestan' flag Reuters Karolos Grohmann and Mitch Phillips Published Feb 06, 2022 ...

"We are from Eastern Turkestan which is called by China, Xinjiang. We are protesting today against [the] Chinese government," said Abdulahat Nur who lives in Calgary.

In March 1997, "East Turkestan" terrorists opened fire on the Chinese embassy in Ankara, Turkey, attacked the Chinese consulate-general in Istanbul, and burnt the Chinese national flag.

BEIJING — A ski jumper at the Winter Olympics was hailed by advocates for Uyghurs on Sunday after displaying what they said was the flag of the independence movement of East Turkestan, a group ...