Uighur Muslims

Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say

Xinjiang is a vast region bordering Kazakhstan that is home to about 11 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities
As part of the crackdown, more than 1 million Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other ethnic minorities were estimated to be held in extralegal internment camps

By AP · 19 June 2024