No Escape, 9780008498603
Hardcover
Born captive, now a lawyer fighting China’s Uyghur genocide.

No Escape

the true story of china’s genocide of the uyghurs

$58.58

  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    2 August 2022

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Summary

No Escape: Witnessing China’s Uyghur Genocide

‘Anyone interested in the future of autocracy should buy it’ Anne Applebaum, author of *Twilight of Democracy*

Winner of the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing

A devastating account of China’s genocide of the Uyghurs, by a leading Uyghur activist and Time #100 nominee

Nury Turkel was born in a ‘re-education’ camp in China at the height of the Cultural R…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008498603
ISBN-10:0008498601
Author:Nury Turkel
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:William Collins
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:2 August 2022
Weight:580g
Dimensions:240mm x 159mm x 33mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘No Escape is a heart-rending and deeply shocking account of the Chinese Communist Party’s systematic persecution of the Uyghur people and their unique, ancient culture … I urge everybody, regardless of political affiliation, to please, read this bookBaroness Sayeeda Warsi, author of The Enemy Within: A Tale of Muslim Britain

‘The genocide in China needed this book for us to demand international action. It is painful but essential readingNazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England

‘Nury Turkel is a giant of our generation … No Escape is required reading for anyone hoping for a better worldLuke de Pulford, co-founder and director of Arise Foundation and coordinator of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China

Vital … No Escape is an important testimony to one of the greatest humanitarian outrages of our timeIrish Times

About The Author

Nury Turkel

Nury Turkel is a lawyer and Uyghur rights advocate based in Washington, DC. He is currently serving as vice chair for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and serves as chairman of the board for the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), which he cofounded in 2003. In September 2020, Turkel was named one of the TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World, and in May 2021, he was named on Fortune’s List of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.

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