Uyghur
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Uyghur
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a member of a predominantly Muslim Turkic-speaking people, dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living in northwestern China, mainly in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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the Turkic language of the Uyghurs.
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Origin of Uyghur
First recorded in 1840–45; from Uyghur; a self-designation of the Uyghur people
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The Chinese operation also undertook a campaign of mass reporting and bot-network amplification against journalists from the Uyghur diaspora, according to Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In an interview with the New York Times, family friend Adam Nijiati said that Aikebaer was part of a small Uyghur community where he resided with his wife and three daughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC was among seven parliamentarians sanctioned by China in 2021 for accusing the country of human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Guan Heng is a 38-year-old Chinese immigrant who fled the People’s Republic after he gathered evidence of human-rights abuses against the ethnic Uyghur population in Xinjiang province.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
One focus, in particular, was Uyghurs who have joined the newly formed Syrian Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The timing prompted speculation that the attack was part of a revenge plot against a country that had been a key transit hub for Uyghurs as Thailand's then-military leaders grew closer to Beijing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The prime minister has confirmed to the BBC that he did raise the Lai case and the treatment of Uyghurs "as you would expect" with President Xi.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
A US immigration judge on Wednesday granted asylum to a Chinese man who fled his country after documenting sites of alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs, his mother and lawyer told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The 38-year-old read about Chinese ill treatment of the ethnic Uyghurs from foreign sources on the internet, and he traveled to Xinjiang province at great personal risk to see for himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
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