This was published 12 years ago
Uighurs in Xinjiang, China
China's central government watches closely over Uighurs in Xinjiang, while Uighur advocates of self-determination say aggressive security policies and restrictions on religious practices have provoked violence. Sanghee Liu presents images from Xinjiang.
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Worshippers at Kashgar's Id Kah mosque, the biggest mosque in China.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Worshippers at Friday prayers, at the central mosque in Hotan.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A poster at a local village mosque in Kuibagh village shows religious practices that are not forbidden.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Uyghur men walking out of a mosque in a village in Ujme township, Akto County.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Uighur men stop their bus on the roadside to pray, on a highway leading into Hotan.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Surveillance cameras keep watch on the roads entering Pilal village, in Akto county.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Tursungul Turdi has had no news of her son Eysajan Memet since he went missing during the Urumqi riots of July 5, 2009.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Muslim graveyard in Kuybagh, Poskam County.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Police wait outside Hotan Mosque during Friday prayers.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Uighurs wait outside a bus station in Kuybagh town, Poskam County.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Uighur boy walks past a recycling ground in Kashgar's old town.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Much of Kashgar's old town is being demolished to make way for new high-rise buildings. Kashgar has been designated a special economic zone by the Chinese government and is undergoing rapid economic development.Credit:Sanghee Liu