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Human Rights Watch reports a significant reduction in mosques in China's Ningxia and Gansu, citing a systematic effort to curb Islam, violating religious freedom
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China has been accused of shutting, demolishing and repurposing mosques in two northern regions as part of a “systematic effort” to curb the practice of Islam.
Beijing, Nov 22 (EFE).- China has closed or destroyed many mosques in two northern regions with a high Muslim population, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. The government has “decommissioned, closed down, demolished, and converted mosques” in Ningxia and Gansu provinces “for secular use” to restrict the practice of Islam, the global rights group …
China is shutting down mosques in areas outside of Xinjiang in violation of the right to freedom of religion, according to a report released Wednesday from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Chinese government has expanded its policy of “mosque consolidation,” which has targeted the Muslim population in Xinjiang for years. Since 2017, Chinese authorities have…