A Saved Quran Photo Is Enough to Detain Chinese Uyghurs: Report
A "master list" of supposedly dangerous media files used to justify Uyghur detention included Quran readings and wedding songs.
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A "master list" of supposedly dangerous media files used to justify Uyghur detention included Quran readings and wedding songs.
Simply viewing a photo of the Quran in the Xinjiang region of China is enough to be designated a dangerous extremist by government officials,
Police in the Xinjiang region of China rely on a master list of 50,000 multimedia files they deem “violent and terrorist” to flag Uyghur and other Turkic Muslim residents for interrogation. An investigation found that over nine months, police conducted nearly 11 million searches of a total of 1.2 million mobile phones in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital city of 3.5 million residents.
They call for better health services and access to an asylum process.
They call for better health services and access to an asylum process.