Masses of ethnic Kazakhs have reportedly been rounded up in China’s northwest Xinjiang Province, as part of the detention of Muslims by Chinese authorities. via DatelineSBS:
The Chinese government's detention of Muslims is not confined to members of its Uyghur population, with thousands of Kazakhs also reportedly locked up in"training centres" in China.Masses of ethnic Kazakhs have reportedly been rounded up in China’s northwest Xinjiang Province, as part of the detention of Muslims by Chinese authorities.
“Are praying and attending Friday prayers a crime?” she cries. “It's a Kazakh tradition and a Muslim’s duty.” From his extensive research, Erbol knows of 20,000 Kazakhs who’ve either been detained, jailed or placed under house arrest just for being Muslim.The real figure is believed to be tens of thousands more.
Using satellite imaging, she was able to identify a number of new facilities erected by the Chinese government.
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