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Elfidar Iltebir 
Daughter of Uyghur scholar, President of Uyghur American Association

“Why is China committing these crimes? China communist party cannot tolerate diversity. Especially with Xi Jinping. He wants one homogenous Han Chinese population.”

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“Oppression was there even before genocide, restrictions on religion and language…there was an effort to rewrite our history.”

 

“In 2016, we got disconnected from our loved ones. No internet, no communication. Punished for communicating overseas…we did not know what was going on. Slowly our scholars, doctors, the backbone of our society were being detained.”

 

“What was happening in camps - forced labor, separation of family, sterilization, political indoctrination. Also using Uyghurs as guinea pigs for medicine testing. Organ harvesting.”

Source: Panel discussion at the Muslim Community Center of East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Friday, January 21, 2023. Sponsored by Uyghur Foundation, MCA Bay Area, Tarbiya Institute & Uyghur American Association.

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