Turkic ethnic group living in Central and Western Asia.
1 Many Uighurs chafe at Chinese government controls on their culture and religion.
2 The purpose is to raise pressure on Uighurs , he said by telephone.
3 The Uighurs are a Turkic-language speaking group from China's western Xinjiang region.
4 China denies mistreatment of Uighurs and says the camps provide vocational training.
5 That suggests that the Uighurs ' suffering will last a very long time.
6 But, of course, not all Uighurs in Shanghai live on a shoestring.
7 In July, Thailand deported 109 Uighurs to China, where many suffer persecution.
8 As many as two million Uighurs have been locked up in them.
9 Once again, Uighurs have been labelled and linked to a violent attack.
10 China is facing growing international criticism over its treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang.
11 In the past year, Uighurs fleeing Xinjiang have reached Turkey via Southeast Asia.
12 However, both men rejected the interpreters in protest against Chinese treatment of Uighurs .
13 China has remained defiant despite escalating global criticism of its treatment of Uighurs .
14 Government critics say restrictive and discriminatory policies and practices have alienated the Uighurs .
15 Many Uighurs chafe at government curbs on their culture and religion.
16 The Uighurs are a Muslim ethnic minority that resides largely in western China.
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