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Who are the Uighurs and why is China being accused of genocide?
China is facing mounting criticism from around the world over its treatment of the mostly Muslim Uighur population in the north-western region of XinjiangThe 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
International Response
Strasbourg, France - July 11, 2015: Uyghur human rights activists participate in a demonstration to protest against Chinese government's policy in Uyghur
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