Uighurs frequently compare their persecution to that imposed on Tibet but say their cause is not as well known because they lack a Dalai Lama to publicise their cause.

• 维吾尔人时常将自己受到的虐待与西藏受到的虐待进行对比，但是他们认为他们的缘由不如西藏的更为世人熟知，因为他们缺少一个像达赖喇嘛式的人物去宣传他们示威的缘由。