Rushan Abbas, a whistleblower and Uighur activist based in Washington DC, has written an open letter to international pop star Rihanna, asking her to also raise her voice against the genocidal crimes perpetrated on Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government.
In an open letter addressed to the award-winning singer, Abbas, whose sister has been placed in a camp by the Chinese authorities, asked: “Why aren’t we talking about this?” regarding the Uyghur genocide. “Why aren’t we talking about this?” was the phrase used by Rihanna in connection with the ongoing farmer agitation in India.
Abbas, the founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs, wrote that while she did not wish to attack Rihanna, Hollywood is one of the reasons the entire world community has turned a blind eye to the plight of Uyghur Muslims.
“As the Chinese regime commits active genocide, it is also forcing the silence of Hollywood. In an industry that is quick to comment on social or political issues,…