Unbroken: One Uyghur's Fight for Freedom
Compelling and without compromise
Press Release
April 27, 2025
Toronto:
Rushan Abbas’s memoir is scheduled for publication on June 10, 2025.
A Global Wake-Up Call on Genocide, Transnational Repression, Surveillance, Authoritarianism, and the Future of the Free World.
Book Description:
Unbroken: One Uyghur’s Fight for Freedom is the urgent, searing memoir from Rushan Abbas, one of the most prominent Uyghur voices on the global stage and the Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs, a two-time Nobel Peace Prize-nominated organization. Published by Optimum Publishing International, the book is scheduled for release on June 10, 2025, in the United States and Canada.
In her book, Abbas blends personal story with political urgency, exposing China’s genocide through detention camps, surveillance, forced sterilization, slavery, and cultural erasure. She also shares excerpts from her late father's unpublished memoir, offering a rare Uyghur perspective on Mao’s Cultural Revolution.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama shared a heartfelt message regarding the book and the Uyghur plight, “As a Tibetan, I have deep empathy for others like the Uyghur people who China’s Communist government also oppresses...In Unbroken, Rushan Abbas reveals the truth of the Uyghur people’s plight.”
The book also features forewords by leading China scholar Dr. Adrian Zenz and foreign policy expert Dr. Kenneth Weinstein and serves as a historic testimony and appeal to the international community to break their silence.
“This powerful memoir takes an unwavering stand against the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party…. Unbroken is an urgent call to action for policymakers, advocates, and all those committed to defending human dignity,” said John Moolenaar, U.S. Congressman and Chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP.
“Rushan Abbas is an incredibly strong person, refusing to be silent amid tragedy and transnational repression,” said Thomas R. Suozzi, U.S. Congressman and Co-Chair of the Congressional Uyghur Caucus. “America must confront authoritarianism with the moral leadership and courage this moment demands.”
“Her leadership and unwavering advocacy have played a tremendous role in shining a much-needed light on the horrific treatment of Uyghurs by the Chinese Communist Party,” noted Young Kim, U.S. Congresswoman and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific stated, “Everyone should read and share Rushan’s story.”
About the Publisher Optimum Publishing International (Toronto, Washington, London) is an award-winning publisher of politically relevant nonfiction, memoirs, and investigative works. Known for bold storytelling that confronts global issues, OPI proudly stands behind authors who challenge power and illuminate truth.
Please order your copy today and get it for only 27.95 Canadian. www.opibooks.com
Publication Date: June 10, 2025 Available Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Trade Paperback ISBN: 9780888903660 Embargoed Until: June 10, 2025
Media Inquiries United States:
Sabrina Sohail, +1 650-703-4523, Sabrina@campaignforuyghurs.com
Secondary contact deanb@opibooks.com
Canada and Rest of World
Dean Baxendale, +1 647-970-1973 deanb@opibooks.com