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New York-based Human Rights Watch accused China of systematically erasing the cultural and religious identity of Uyghur communities in Xinjiang through a campaign of renaming villages.Vatican urges Middle East parties to accept peace plans
HRW reported that Chinese authorities have been altering the names of approximately 630 villages in Xinjiang, substituting traditional Uyghur names with ones like “Happiness,” “Unity,” and “Harmony.” The research for this report was conducted jointly with Uyghur Hjelp, a Norway-based organization, and involved analyzing data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China from 2009 to 2023.
Most of these changes occurred in the southern Xinjiang regions of Kashgar, Aksu, and Hotan, which have significant Uyghur populations, especially between 2017 and 2019 when Beijing intensified its control over the area. “Village names represent more than just geographic markers; they are a reservoir of history and culture. Erasing these names erases part of the Uyghur identity,” said Abduweli Ayub, founder of Uyghur Hjelp.
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