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Political Persecution of Uyghurs in the Era of the “War on Terror”
10/16/2007 | UAA and UHRP Reports

Oct 16, 2007

Over the past six years, PRC officials have maneuvered to use the concept of “terrorism” as a justification for their repressive treatment of Uyghurs in East Turkestan1 (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region or XUAR) and to intimidate Uyghurs who have fled China.

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