{"id":98576,"date":"2023-11-22T19:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=98576"},"modified":"2023-11-22T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T16:03:43","slug":"china-expanding-crackdown-on-mosques-to-regions-outside-xinjiang-human-rights-watch-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/uncategorized\/98576-china-expanding-crackdown-on-mosques-to-regions-outside-xinjiang-human-rights-watch-says\/","title":{"rendered":"China expanding crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to&nbsp;regions other than Xinjiang,&nbsp;where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have closed mosques in the northern Ningxia region as well as Gansu province, which are home to large populations of Hui Muslims, as part of a process known officially as &#8220;consolidation,&#8221; according to the report, which draws on public documents, satellite images and witness testimonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local authorities also have been removing architectural features of mosques to make them look more &#8220;Chinese,&#8221; part of a campaign by the ruling Communist Party to tighten control over religion and reduce the risk of possible challenges to its rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Chinese government is not `consolidating\u00b4 mosques as it claims, but closing many down in violation of religious freedom,&#8221; said Maya Wang, acting China director at Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Chinese government\u00b4s closure, destruction and repurposing of mosques is part of a systematic effort to curb the practice of Islam in China,&#8221; the director added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It should be mentioned that a United Nations report last year found&nbsp;China may have committed &#8220;crimes against humanity&#8221; in Xinjiang, including through its construction of a&nbsp;network of extrajudicial internment camps&nbsp;believed to have held at least 1 million Uyghurs, Huis, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/1200-675-20083625-thumbnail-16x9-rimg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to&nbsp;regions other than Xinjiang,&nbsp;where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. 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