Emgage Action supports the Biden administration’s pending announcement of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Emgage Action has advocated for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics due to the Chinese government’s persecution of Uyghur Muslims.
“We wholly support the Biden administration’s consideration of a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics and encourage the administration to follow through on this. The Chinese government’s blatant human rights abuses committed against the Uyghur Muslims are horrific. We need to put pressure on the Chinese government to end this oppression.” – Iman Awad, Deputy Director of Emgage Action
Emgage Action is a 501(c)4 Muslim civic advocacy organization, with national headquarters in Washington, D.C., and state chapters in Michigan, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New York.