HONG KONG -- 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, according to Human Rights Watch.
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China strips Uyghur identity from place names, Human Rights Watch says
Religious, cultural, historical words replaced by ones aligned with Communist Party ideology
Security cameras are installed in Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, in 2021. (File photo by Kyodo)
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