<human>:  Why are the Uyghurs being persecuted?
<bot>: The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group that live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. They are a Muslim ethnic group, and the Chinese government has accused them of being terrorists. The Chinese government has been accused of using the Uyghurs as a scapegoat for the country’s economic problems.