China has systematically changed the names of hundreds of villages in the Xinjiang region, removing references to Islam, Uyghur culture, and history, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The report highlights that approximately 630 villages have had their names altered between 2009 and 2023. Overall, 3,600 villages in Xinjiang have been renamed. This initiative is part of a broader effort by Chinese authorities to erase Uyghur cultural and religious identity and replace it with names reflecting Chinese Communist Party ideologies. Human rights groups have condemned these actions as an attack on the cultural identity of Uyghur people and other ethnic minorities in the region.
Chinese authorities have been renaming villages in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, shedding those with links to Uyghur heritage in favor of those that reflect Communist Party ideology Such name changes were geographically concentrated in the southern prefectures of Kashgar,… https://t.co/seDT8VYZL2 https://t.co/22FHtkC14n
China strips Uyghur identity from place names, Human Rights Watch says https://t.co/sgzoocqI7X
My BBC interview on new @hrw research showing how Chinese authorities have been changing hundreds of village names in Xinjiang to reflect government propaganda. Its part of a broader effort to erase the cultural & religious expression of Uyghurs. https://t.co/JBHP5gKsNp
Authorities in China's Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, as part of an attack on their cultural identity, a report released by @hrw said 👇 https://t.co/vxhT06xOQo
China: Hundreds of Uyghur Village Names Change: Part of Broader Government Effort to Erase Uyghur Culture in Xinjiang (Human Rights Watch) https://t.co/y0eUpANMyg
About 630 villages in Xinjiang have had their names changed to remove references to Islam or Uyghur culture and history, according to a report released by @hrw 👇 https://t.co/vxhT06xOQo
Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say 👇 https://t.co/vxhT06xOQo
Cultural genocide happening this week in cities all across Xinjiang — Urumqi, Kashgar, Hotan etc. The entire CIA staff cannot stop crying. 😢 #China #Uyghur https://t.co/51vmHx026b
As part of the effort to eradicate Uyghur culture, Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have systematically changed hundreds of village names with religious, historical, or cultural meaning for Uyghurs into names reflecting Chinese Communist Party ideology, https://t.co/XE8joIpzn9
China changed village names 'to erase Uyghur culture' https://t.co/3tWXizv0cu
China replaces Uyghur names in hundreds of villages with communist language https://t.co/4r8KEV2WBT
China is erasing Uyghur culture by changing village names https://t.co/fLBcVrMGne
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups https://t.co/NxJ7G27hmV Report finds that religious, historical and cultural references have been removed in crackdown by Beijing.
China changed the names of villages inhabited by Uyghur people and other minorities to generic terms, a report by Human Rights Watch has said. This included 3,600 villages in the western region of Xinjiang. https://t.co/Ttt6f1ydps
China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups https://t.co/UL7kaF1xHQ
China accused of changing village names 'to erase Uyghur culture' https://t.co/umAktrlp5N
My latest: A new report finds that the #China has been systematically changing village names with cultural or religious significance to the Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region to Chinese names showcasing Chinese Communist Party ideologies. https://t.co/BwLaJy2Iyc
Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China's Xinjiang villages, rights groups say https://t.co/B595D2ZmxH
"About 630 villages in Xinjiang have had their names changed to remove references to Islam or the Uyghurs’ culture and history…The report compared…villages as listed by the National Bureau of Statistics of China between 2009 and 2023." @SiminaMistreanu https://t.co/QBQ407luIV
China has changed the names of villages inhabited by Uyghur people and other minorities to generic terms, a report by Human Rights Watch said. https://t.co/nrtykdTFec