Uighurs
Central Asian minority
Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, concentrated in the Xinjiang region of northwestern China.
Predominantly Muslim, they have their own language, culture, and historical identity distinct from the Han Chinese majority.
The term appears frequently in news coverage of human rights concerns: The Uighurs face persecution in China.
Also spelled Uyghurs.
Facilities for confining groups
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- forced laborCompelled toil, no consent
- cultural erasureDestroying group identity markers
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
persecution · reeducation · family separation · facial recognition · checkpoints · internment · testimony · sanctions
Banishment from homeland
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
- TurkeyTranscontinental Eurasian republic
Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Germany · United States · Australia · cultural preservation · transnational · identity
Central Asian khanate
- Arabic scriptSemitic consonantal alphabet
- KazakhCentral Asian ethnicity
- KyrgyzCentral Asian Turkic people
- UzbekCentral Asian Turkic speaker
Historic transcontinental trade network
- KarakoramCentral Asian mountain range
- oasis townsCommunities at desert springs
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
Textile floor coverings
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- henna nightBride's ceremonial staining party
- tea cultureTraditions surrounding steeped beverages
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
detention camps
Facilities for confining groups
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- forced laborCompelled toil, no consent
- cultural erasureDestroying group identity markers
human rights · persecution · reeducation · family separation · facial recognition · checkpoints · internment · testimony · sanctions · advocacy
exile
Banishment from homeland
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- asylum seekersPeople requesting safe haven
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
Turkey · Kazakhstan · Uzbekistan · Germany · United States · Australia · cultural preservation · transnational · identity · assimilation
Chagatai
Central Asian khanate
- Arabic scriptSemitic consonantal alphabet
- KazakhCentral Asian ethnicity
- KyrgyzCentral Asian Turkic people
Silk Road
Historic transcontinental trade network
- KarakoramCentral Asian mountain range
- oasis townsCommunities at desert springs
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
carpets
Textile floor coverings
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- henna nightBride's ceremonial staining party
- tea cultureTraditions surrounding steeped beverages
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Eurasian HistoryOttoman Empire, Mongol Empire, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople
- Indigenous PeoplesAboriginal, First Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit
- Nomadic PeoplesMongols, Scythians, Huns, Tatars, Bedouins
- Russian PeoplesRussians, Tatars, Chechens, Moksha, Altai
UighursHan Chinese
China's predominant ethnic group
Han · Mandarin Chinese · Tibetans · Mongols · Mandarin speakers
UighursChinese Communist Party
China's ruling political organization
CCP · Xi Jinping · oppressors · colonizers