The Uighur story has been in the news for several years, but many are still unfamiliar with the persecution of Uighurs in China. There are reported to be “a million people in concentration camps.” The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress in Germany about the latest news in Xinjiang and her own personal experience as a Uighur activist.
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