China’s global Uyghur repression campaign far broader than thought, book claims

April 25, 2022

The author said he put together a dataset in partnership with the Uyghur Human Rights Project and the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs containing “5,532 cases of Uyghurs facing intimidation, 1,150 cases of Uyghurs detained in their host country and 424 cases of Uyghurs deported, extradited, or rendered back to China.” He added that of the 523 cases with the most details, there were “108 deportations, 89 incidents of Uyghurs being coerced to return to the XUAR, 11 renditions, and nine extraditions.” He called these “just the tip of the iceberg,” with evidence indicating the scale is likely much more extensive.

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