A mother blocked from attending her daughter’s wedding, cemeteries desecrated, books destroyed, elders publicly humiliated—Untold Uyghur Stories captures the pain and the resistance of those determined to preserve their identity. The book is at the same time a history text, an ethnographic survey, a compilation of family stories, and a window on a rich and complex culture. But it is also a crucial brief for a prosecution that will one day hold Chinese government officials accountable for the horrific human rights violations committed against people simply for being Uyghur.
Sophie Richardson
Co-Executive Director, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders
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