The pressure to boycott what Uyghur activists dub the “Genocide Games” has been everywhere in the news. But what about the eerie absence of Uyghur athletes who for decades have been banned from competing in China’s national sports? Read More
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Palmer and Udun: Beijing Olympics – Where are the Uyghur athletes?
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