Emancipating minds and improving livelihoods

Editor's note: The following are excerpts from four articles by researchers on Xinjiang's human rights issue.

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has long been a land inhabited by multiple ethnic groups and cultures. However, during the Cold War, Xinjiang became plagued by resurgent extremism and related atrocious terrorist acts.

As a result efforts have been needed to help local people emancipate their minds and consciously resist religious extremism.