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Uyghur and Tibetan Voices Project
Zumret Dawut
Born and raised in Urumqi
“I was sterlized at age 36. My husband begged the Chinese officials not to sterilize me. They threatened us and they would not give me my passport.”
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“They made us dig up my mothers grave and keep the body for several months and then give us a small other land to rebury her.”​
Source: Panel discussion at the Muslim Community Center of East Bay (MCC East Bay) in Pleasanton, California on Friday, January 21, 2023. Sponsored by Uyghur Foundation, MCA Bay Area, Tarbiya Institute & Uyghur American Association.
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