[33] Court records included a detailed plan by the UAA to assist Uyghur detainees in resettling in the United States.
[35] The Chinese government said that a photograph provided by the UAA which was supposed to be East Turkestan separatist protesters in Ankara, Turkey was actually the scene of a traffic accident in Hangzhou, China.
[37] In February 2012, the UAA and UHRP announced the launch of their redesigned websites, including a Mandarin Chinese version.
[38] Alim Seytoff, UAA President, said that China was increasingly able to leverage its economic and strategic weight in countries such as Thailand to seek the forcible return of individuals in disregard of international human rights conventions and norms.
The review cited sworn testimony from UAA President Alim Seytoff that, "there is an extensive network of spies including some Uyghurs, who regularly monitor the activities of Uyghurs throughout the Western world and report on their activities to the PRC (People's Republic of China) authorities.
[41] In a 2016 interview with CNN, UAA President Ilshat Hassan said that his family had faced repeated harassment over his activism.
"[44] On 14 February 2022, the UAA and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism along with basketball star Enes Kanter Freedom jointly hosted a video event to raise awareness for the plight of Uyghurs in China.
[45] In December 2022, UAA President Kuzzat Altay visited Israel and implored its government to not turn a blind eye to China's genocide,[46] adding he believed that "no one can understand us better than the Jewish people".