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1. A report by Human Rights Watch has said China changed the names of thousands of villages inhabited by Uyghur to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology.
   2024-06-19 17:50:17 (First version)
2. A report by Human Rights Watch claims that China has changed the names of hundreds of villages inhabited by Uyghur to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology.
   2024-06-19 19:50:24 (Update)
3. Human Rights Watch reports that China has changed the names of hundreds of villages inhabited by Uyghur to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology.
   2024-06-20 02:38:03 (Update)
4. Human Rights Watch reports that China has changed the names of hundreds of villages inhabited by Uyghurs in order to reflect the ruling Communist Party's ideology.
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