Today marks sixteen years since the massacre in Ürümchi on July 5, 2009. We remember this date as a peaceful protest by Uyghur youth calling for justice after the killing of Uyghur workers at a toy factory in Shaoguan, Guangdong. What followed was a brutal, state-directed crackdown. This massacre altered the trajectory of Uyghur life. It marked the beginning of a decade of repression, laying the groundwork for the current genocide, including internment camps and forced labour programs. Today, Uyghurs live under a high-tech surveillance that systematically controls every aspect of society.
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