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Uyghur rights group calls on hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang • Apr. 17, 2025, 5:06 AM ET (The Guardian)
In Xinjiang, China’s security chief urges Mandarin use, terrorism crackdown • Apr. 14, 2025, 3:27 AM ET (South China Morning Post)
Thai officials secretly planned to deport Uighurs while making repeated public denials • Mar. 26, 2025, 4:11 AM ET (Taipei Times)

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pagoda near Tian Lake
Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China
alluvial fan, China
lake in the Pamirs
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mosque in Kashgar
Ürümqi
pagoda
Kazakh yurt
Bogda Mountains: Tian Lake
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