A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) exposed how possessing religious texts, such as the Quran, is being used as a reason for the interrogation and detention of Uighur Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report alleges that Chinese authorities are using high-tech surveillance methods, to monitor and control the data of smartphones and flagging content which is classified as extremist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
57% per cent of the content which is flagged and used as a qualification of extremism, consists out of Islamic texts. Using the these digital markers to further persecute, find and in jail the Uighurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese government’s actions against the Uighur population have drawn condemnation from human rights organizations worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United Nations estimates that up to one million Uighurs have been detained in China’s “re-education” centers, which the Chinese government claims are vocational training centers designed to combat extremism and terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese government has been accused of trying to erase the Uighur identity and assimilate them into the Han Chinese population through these programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The banning of religious texts such as the Quran is part of a broader effort to control religious practices in the region, including the destruction of mosques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The HRW report suggests that the Chinese government’s actions constitute a systematic campaign of oppression against the Uighur population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report calls for international action to hold the Chinese government accountable for these human rights abuses and to protect the fundamental rights of the Uighur people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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