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\u00a0More than a thousand people in Hong Kong staged a peaceful demonstration in support of the Muslim Uighur minority in China, waving Uighur banners in the city’s financial district in the latest demonstration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Old and young black-clad people wore masks to conceal their identities carried banners reading “Freedom for the Uighurs, Freedom for Hong Kong, False Autonomy in China Turning to Genocide.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0The demonstrators condemned the Chinese government’s violations of the Uighur minority, including arbitrary detention, torture and restrictions on their religious practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0“I think the fundamental principles of freedom and independence should be fulfilled for everyone, not just in Hong Kong,” said a 41-year-old protester who participated in the demonstration with her husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
<span”>\u00a0International experts and activists say that at least one million people from the Uighurs and other Muslim minorities have been held in camps in Xinjiang since 2017 as part of a campaign condemned by the United States and other countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Beijing says it is providing vocational training to help eliminate terrorism as well as teaching new skills, and denies any ill treatment of Uighurs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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