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No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs

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No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs
AuthorNury Turkel
SubjectPersecution of Uyghurs in China
GenreNon-fiction
PublishedMay 10, 2022
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2022
Pages352
ISBN9781335469564

No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs is a 2022 book by Nury Turkel.

Publication

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Written by Nury Turkel, a Uyghur and a commissioner at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom.[1] Wall Street Journal described Turkel as "the first Uyghur-American to rise to a political position in the U.S."[1]

Synopsis

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No Escape documents the history of Uyghurs in what is now northwest China, Mongolia and eastern Kazakhstan.[2] In the book, Turkel explains how Uyghurs historically tended to refer to themselves as yerlik (English: locals).[2] Turkel states that China imprisoned Ilham Tohti to prevent him speaking out about the treatment of Uyghurs.[1] He writes that China's decision to imprison Tohti was a decision made to avoid him becoming a global spokes person for the Uyghurs akin to how the Dalai Lama does for Tibet.[1]

The book documents the government of China's actions in Xinjiang including forced sterilizations to drive the Han Chinese population up compared to the Uyghur.[1] Apartheid, torture, "re-education", mosque destruction, Mandarin replacing Uyghur language in schools, government surveillance, forced consumption of alcohol, sexual assault[1] Turkel praises Mike Pompeo for calling the actions genocide and praises Joe Biden for passing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.[1]

Critical reception

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The Wall Street Journal describe the book as a "harrowing mix of factual detail and depictions of everyday life".[1]

The book made the 2022 The Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing long list.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Varadarajan, Tunku. "Two Books Decry the Uyghur Tragedy in China". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  2. ^ a b 'No Escape' details the history of Uyghurs in China up to their modern-day oppression, Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 8 May 2022
  3. ^ Anderson, Porter (2022-07-08). "The UK's Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing: Longlist". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
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