This panel will discuss the situation faced by the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group living in northwestern China. Since early 2018, media reports, NGOs, and eyewitness accounts have documented that up to one million Uyghurs and members of other Muslim groups have been detained and interned in "re-education camps" by the Chinese government. This discussion will give an overview of the current situation, how it developed and what may happen in the future.
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PANEL:

Mary Gallagher (moderator), Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies; professor Political Science, University of Michigan

Gardner Bovingdon, associate professor Central Asian Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Nicholas Howson, professor U-M Law School

Zubayara Shamseden, Chinese Outreach Coordinator, Uygur Human Rights Project


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