Definition of East Turkistan Islamic Movement

1. Noun. A group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression.


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East Turkistan Islamic Movement (current term)
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Literary usage of East Turkistan Islamic Movement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Human Rights Watch World Report, 2003: Events of 2002 (November 2001 by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Staff (2003)
"... the administration's decision to designate the small East Turkistan Islamic Movement as a terrorist organization provided cover for Beijing's repression ..."

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