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Why Scholars and Activists Increasingly Fear a Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang

Survey of the key issues in the crisis by a leading scholar. Published in Journal of Genocide Research by Joanne Smith Finley.

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.

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

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

About this Resource:

Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Informational
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • Government Documents
  • Interviews
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Student
  • Teacher
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies