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Forced Emigration and the Uyghur People, Who have been Destroyed Abroad / Majeda Mahlufchannels. But an inevitable fate awaits them. The UNHCR has condemnedsuch deportations, because these people will be executed when they returned.International human rights organizations have also heavily criticized suchpractices. There are many reasons why the Uyghur people leave their motherland:1. The Uyghur people, who are oppressed under severe restrictions andclosely monitored by the Chinese government, are denied freedom ofreligion as a way of life in East Turkistan and thus want to leave and savethemselves. They cannot express their identities or national personalitydue to such oppression; those caught making ritual ablutions at homehave been arrested and sometimes killed.2. Those who want to express their identities or to live in keeping with theirreligious beliefs or resist the practices of the Chinese government, whichtries to impose the Chinese culture, flee overseas to avoid the Chinesetracking them.3. Another reason for leaving is the number of problems faced by the Uyghurpeople. The Uyghur people, who do not want to send their children toChinese schools that inculcate atheist ideals, and who are subjected tosystematic discrimination within the educational system, seek ways toimmigrate abroad.4. Nuclear tests are conducted in Turkistan. Due to an environment fullof toxic wastes, lethal diseases have become more and more widespreadamong the people of East Turkistan.5. Unemployment is very high among the Uyghur people.6. The people of East Turkistan are discriminated against in salaries, jobsand education; they are regarded as third class citizens.7. Another important reason is the killing of Uyghur people on the basis ofhuman rights claims is.8. Another reason is that the young people want to participate in religiousactivities to help the East Turkistan community, which has been raisedunder the Communist regime, to enable them to preserve their identities409