Learn more about Uyghur culture and the genocide

Over 90% of Uyghurs worldwide live under the control of the Chinese Community Party (CCP). The Chinese government, fearful of any ethnic group and religion that does not 100% adhere to communist ideology has been carrying out a multifaceted plan to eradicate its Uyghur population and erase any remnants of its culture. Since 2015, the CCP has forcefully detained nearly 2 million Uyghurs in concentration camps. Arrested simply for being Muslim, Uyghurs have been tortured, forced to do hard labor, and even forcefully sterilized. The Chinese government originally denied the existence of these concentration camps but when faced with mounting evidence, were forced to acknowledge them. Facing international backlash, the CCP has branded the concentration camps “re-education camps” in which vocational training is carried out. Outside of the camps, in Xinjiang Province, the CCP has created a mass surveillance program with roadblocks, cameras within private homes, and military police. 

What is happening is an attempt at total eradication of the Uyghur people. Since the Communist party started this genocide, the Uyghur birthrate has fallen 60% in three years. Uyghur women are even forced to abort their children. Erasing a people is not enough however, the Chinese Communist Party is intent on erasing any last remnant of Uyghur history and culture, even going as far as bulldozing Uyghur cemeteries.