Uyghur Poet's Memoir Documents Life Under Chinese Repression in Xinjiang

• Tahir Hamut Izgil escaped China and wrote a memoir about the impact of repression on Uyghurs.
• Izgil's firsthand account provides insight into living under China's oppressive policies in Xinjiang.
• The memoir offers character studies of officials enforcing China's policies in Xinjiang.
• Izgil managed to get passports and escape with his family to Virginia.
• The recently published memoir captures Izgil's vivid memories of surveillance and fear while living in Xinjiang.

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