Rebiya Kadeer is a political activist and spokesperson for the Uyghur people, an oppressed Muslim minority in China.

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The Uyghur are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Uyghur exile groups claim that the Chinese government is suppressing Uyghur culture and religion, and responding to demands for independence with human rights violations.

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