https://www.frontlineclub.com/a-live-issue-tamil-oppression-in-sri-lanka/ Championing Independent Journalism Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.frontlineclub.com/a-live-issue-tamil-oppression-in-sri-lanka/#comment-12584 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:30:41 +0000 https://www.frontlineclub.com/?p=30481#comment-12584 The latest clash occurred in Hotan Prefecture, in the southern part of Xinjiang, whose population is predominantly Uighur. The Uighurs are a Turkic-speaking group sharing many affinities with people across Central Asia, and most follow relatively moderate forms of Sunni Islam. Many Uighurs resent the growing number of Han Chinese people, who have been attracted to Xinjiang by jobs in farming, energy production and mining.

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