Washington DC [US] May 18 (ANI): Representatives of Tibetan and East Turkistan advocacy groups jointly held an advocacy day at the United States Congress on Friday, May 15, 2026, calling for international support for the independence of Tibet and East Turkistan, according to a report by the East Turkistan National Movement (ETNM).

As per the ETNM report, representatives of the Tibetan Patriots for Independence joined delegates from the East Turkistan Government in Exile, the East Turkistan National Movement, and the East Turkistan National Fund to meet the offices of six U.S. senators and more than twenty members of the House of Representatives. The report stated that the day-long advocacy campaign concluded with a joint event at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, where leaders from both movements addressed members of the U.S. Congress and appealed for support toward what they termed the “recovery of East Turkistan and Tibet’s independence."

According to the ETNM statem...