Rahile Dawut – a symbol of the fate of the Uyghurs

Rahile Dawut’s life sentence is symbolic of the plight of Uyghurs in China’s province of Xinjiang. The latest results of Xinjiang investigations show that the number of Uyghur short-term camp detainees has drastically decreased recently. However, in the same period, extremely long prison sentences have increased steeply. However, what may seem like a positive development to outsiders is no reason for hope for the local population. And so, anthropologist Dawut must also assume that she will never live in freedom again.