Raja Nominates Uyghur Leader Li Ying For 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)- Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and John Moolenaar, members of the China panel, have nominated the Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) and freedom of expression advocate Li Ying, also known as “Teacher Li” on social media, for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA).

They commended the nominees for their “steadfast dedication to justice, human rights, and safeguarding the Uyghur people from genocide and oppression.”

Approximately 12 million predominantly Muslim Uyghurs live in the Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, where they endure severe repression by the Chinese government, according to RFA. This includes arbitrary mass detentions, forced labor, family separations, religious persecution, and the suppression of Uyghur identity and culture.

“In the face of one of the most urgent human rights crises today, the Campaign for Uyghurs and Teacher Li continue to bring attention to these issues despite significant challenges. They persist in fighting injustice and giving a voice to those who are too often silenced,” Krishnamoorthi stated.

Moolenaar praised the CFU for its “relentless advocacy and courageous testimony” in ensuring the world cannot ignore the atrocities happening in East Turkistan, helping amplify the voices of victims and break through the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) silence.