The Uyghurs, [note 2] alternatively spelled Uighurs, [24][25][26] Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central Asia …

May 24, 2022 · Who are the Uyghurs? There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).

Since 2014, the government of the People's Republic of China has committed a series of ongoing human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities in Xinjiang which …

Mar 7, 2025 · Uyghur, a Turkic-speaking people of inner Asia. Uyghurs live primarily in northwestern China, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they have been subject …

May 31, 2021 · The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China, living in Xinjiang province at a crossroads of culture and empire. Today it's estimated that more than 1 million Uyghur people …

Apr 12, 2019 · About eleven million Uyghurs—a mostly Muslim, Turkic-speaking ethnic group—live in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. The Chinese government has imprisoned …

14 hours ago · The United States has imposed visa sanctions on several Thai officials over the surprise deportation of 40 Uyghurs back to China last month, a rare instance of punishment for …

Feb 27, 2025 · The secret deportation by Thailand of dozens of Uyghurs to China that has sparked international condemnation is a diplomatic win for Beijing and a snub to the United …

Feb 3, 2025 · (New York) – The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their …

Mar 7, 2025 · “The impact that Thailand would face from sending them to a third country would be huge,” he said. “It was unrealistic.” China has imprisoned more than 1 million people, including …