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A group of 20 Chinese Uighurs who fled to Cambodia after ethnic riots in July will be expelled, a Cambodian official says. The Uighurs fled China for Cambodia following clashes with Han groups, who have moved into the Xianjiang region by the millions in recent years. The mainly Muslim Uighurs have been seeking greater autonomy and religious freedom. Human rights groups fear the group will face persecution upon its return to China.
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Another simmering conflict with religion at its core going on just under the media radar. Theists will want to point out that its the “atheist” government of China persecuting a religious group. But the larger question is: would these groups have anything to fight about if their religious identities didn’t exist?
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