[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1678944224123{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”#E-8_SXNsYW0lMjBEaXNwb3NzZXNzZWQlMjBSZXBvcnQlMjAlM0NkaXYlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmJ0bi1kb3dubG9hZCUyMiUzRUNsaWNrJTIwSGVyZSUzQyUyRmRpdiUzRSUyMHRvJTIwRG93bmxvYWQlMjBQREYlMjBWZXJzaW9u” bottom_margin=”15px” font_family=”Montserrat” font_weight=”bold” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fjfastag.wpengine.com%2Fislamophobia%2Fislam-dispossessed-download%2F|title:Capitol%20Hill%20Briefing%20on%20Combating%20International%20Islamophobia%20Download%20PDF%20Report|target:_blank” font_size=”d:1.5em|tl:1.4em|tp:1.3em|pl:1.2em|pp:1.2em” color=”#7a1316″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_heading text=”About the Uyghur Human Rights Project” style=”bottom-border” bottom_margin=”20px” el_class=”big-strong-heading” font_family=”Montserrat” font_weight=”bold” tag=”h2″ color=”#f57300″][vcex_image image_id=”6998″ css=”.vc_custom_1701863552948{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China) have long endured repressive Chinese government policies targeting their cultural identity. Religious leaders in particular have been frequent subjects of state-directed abuse.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]