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10: Rahima Mahmut: The Uyghur Genocide

The Rest Is Politics: Leading

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The Paranoia of the Chinese Government

According to the Chinese official census, it's approximately 12 million Uigas. But we believe we are about 20 to 25, because historically they hide certain facts in order to make us look very minority. Paranoia is that the Chinese government, including the people, never felt home. They feel that they are not the owner of that land. In order to completely feel safe, so then you convert everyone to think like them. And these, what do we call them? The 'Uyur genocide'

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