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Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia.
May 24, 2022 · There are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, living in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
Jul 15, 2024 · Xinjiang, autonomous region of China, occupying the northwestern corner of the country. It is bordered by the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Gansu to the east, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the south, Afghanistan and the disputed territory of Kashmir to the southwest, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Dec 9, 2021 · Former detainees and residents of Xinjiang have made allegations of torture, forced sterilisation and sexual abuse. Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, who led the prosecution of Serbian leader Slobodan ...
Apr 12, 2019 · More than a million Muslims have been arbitrarily detained in China’s Xinjiang region. The reeducation camps are just one part of the government’s crackdown on Uyghurs.
Aug 31, 2022 · A long-awaited report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) into what China refers to as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has concluded that...
Aug 25, 2023 · Xinjiang, the largest and most westerly region of China, is bordered by eight countries including the former Soviet Central Asian republics, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
Xinjiang , or Hsin-chiang conventional Sinkiang in full Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, Autonomous region, northwestern China. Area: 635,900 sq mi (1,646,900 sq km). Population: (2020) 25,852,345. Capital: Ürümqi.
Mar 24, 2021 · Where is Xinjiang and who lives there? Xinjiang, officially the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is a vast and remote region in China’s far west.
Jun 19, 2020 · Here’s what you need to know about Xinjiang and what’s been going on there. Where is Xinjiang and who lives there?
