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Friday, July 10, 2009

The Uighurs have a right to decide their fate - Opinion - theage.com.au

"The Uighurs have a right to decide their fate

The world is ignoring another example of Chinese oppression.

AS AN ethnic Uighur, I am horrified by the riots, deaths, injuries and arrests in Urumqi, the city my parents call home. I have lost contact with them, and rely on reports filtering out of Xinjiang. I have to accept the Chinese Government figures of 156 people dead, more than 1000 injured and more than 1400 arrests."

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