The killing of a Uyghur Imam in China

Juma Tayir was an ethnic Uyghur. He was also the Chief Imam of China's largest mosque.

In 2014, during a security crackdown by the Chinese Government, Tayir was brutally assassinated outside the mosque.

But who wanted Juma Tayir dead — and why?

Host: Aslan Pahari

Producer: Hannah Jose

Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls, Emrys Cronin

Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan

Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research

Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn

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