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China’s Oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang, Explained’
In this lesson, students will learn about China’s systematic repression of the Uighurs, and why the State Department recently labeled it “genocide.” Then they will consider what the U.S. and the world should do next.The Uyghurs
KASHGAR, XINJIANG / China - October 4, 2017: Three elderly men of the Uyghur minority having a conversation at a street in Kashgar Old Town. Chinese flags are mounted on the house in the background.
Human Rights
Hotan, China-October 3, 2017: Blue-eyed grandfather of the Uyghur Turkic people holds his napping grandson in his arms while they both sit on the steps of a store at the city's bazaar. Xinjiang Region
Propaganda
This is a roadside propaganda sign of the Communist Party of China located within the vicinity of the Turpan Museum in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The sign is written in both Uyghur and Chinese. The main message in the middle says "I liken the party to my mother."
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