Solidarity Across Ethnic Lines: Uyghur Community and Allies Rally in Amsterdam to Commemorate 29th Anniversary of Ghulja Massacre
(Photo: Following the event, participants gathered for a group photo holding posters and flags. Photo provided by volunteer Jiang Peikun.) AMSTERDAM, Feb. 5, 2026 — Despite the bone-chilling February winds, a determined group of freedom advocates gathered today at Amsterdam’s iconic Dam Square. At 2:00 PM, the Stichting Support Uyghurs (Support Uyghurs Foundation) and the Voice of Dutch Anti-CCP jointly launched a protest rally to mark one of the darkest chapters in modern Uyghur history: the 29th anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre. This was not a commemoration limited to a single ethnic group. Alongside Uyghurs draped in the azure flag of East Turkistan were pro-democracy activists from across China, supporters of the Cantonese and Guangxi independence movements, and concerned Dutch citizens. A diverse array of flags fluttered in the square—the Star and Crescent of East Turkistan, the black flag of the Voice of Dutch Anti-CCP, the three-colored Kapok flag of Cantonia, and the...