China's Religious Re-Education Camps

Up to ane meg people inwards Communist People's Republic of China bring been detained yesteryear the Chinese regime because of their religion. Uighurs, Kazakhs together with other Muslims inwards the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) bring been arrested yesteryear the Chinese authorities together with imprisoned inwards re-education camps. People bring been arrested together with imprisoned for having 'abnormal' beards, for wearing veils or for avoiding alcohol. In fact people bring been arrested for whatever sign of religious belief or cultural affiliation.

Amnesty International has created an interactive map from the reports given to them yesteryear relatives merely about the world. The map tells the stories of many Uighur citizens, well-nigh of them who alive abroad, who bring relatives that bring been arrested together with detained yesteryear the Chinese. You tin sack sentiment together with explore the interactive map inwards Amnesty's Up To One Million Detained inwards China's Mass Re-education Drive.

One argue why many Uighur bring been arrested is that they are suspected of having unusual contacts. This has resulted inwards many Uighur living abroad beingness wary of reporting missing relatives together with for Uighurs living inwards Communist People's Republic of China beingness unwilling together with unable to contact relatives living abroad.