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From http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/language-07282017143037.html

China Bans Uyghur Language in Xinjiang Schools
July 28, 2017

“Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang region have issued a directive completely banning the use of the Uyghur language at all education levels up to and including secondary school, according to official sources, and those found in violation of the order will face ‘severe punishment.’

“The new ban marks one of the strongest measures yet from Beijing aimed at assimilating ethnic Uyghurs, who complain of pervasive ethnic discrimination, religious repression, and cultural suppression by the China’s ruling Communist Party in Xinjiang.”

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