Asim Kashgarian

An estimated 13 million ethnic Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities are believed to live in China's northwestern Xinjiang region, targeted by Beijing's campaign

Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old from New Jersey, says her account on the Chinese-owned social network was suspended after she posted three videos in which she condemned China’s policy against the Uighurs

The US is 'deeply troubled' by reports that the Chinese government has 'harassed, imprisoned, or arbitrarily detained' Uighur Muslim activists or their family members, according to Pompeo's statement

Filmmaker works as researcher and writer for University of London, while at same time remaining active advocate for Uighur ethnic minority

There are an estimated 13 million Uighurs and other Turkic Muslim minorities living in the Xinjiang region in northwest China

Recent attempt by Central Asian states to bring home dozens of their citizens who joined the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria has renewed debate over root causes of extremism in the region

Tohti, a well-known writer in Xinjiang's Uighur community, was picked up by state authorities last year and taken to the controversial internment camps for 're-education'