Evidence
For the genocide in occupied East Turkistan (Xinjiang), one of the foundational claims made by Uyghurs is as follows:
Starting in 2017, hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs began to be locked up and put into concentration camps because of religion-based discriminatory policies, and there is a coverup to ensure that nobody knows about what goes on inside the camps.
The following needs to be substantiated:
The following needs to be substantiated:
- Mass Detainment
- Islamic-Based Detainment
- Coverup
Mass Detainment
One of the primary ways we know about China’s mass detainment of Uyghurs starting in 2017 is from China’s own state statistics.
Religion-Based Detainment
China, after having initially lied about the existence of the camps, eventually acknowledged that they have “re-education camps” aimed to “establish a correct perspective on the country, history and nationality.” What we find is that the CCP’s vision for “re-education” means eradicating Islamic practices and striping Uyghurs away from their culture and religion.
Cover Up
Many CCP defenders claim that China has nothing to hide when it comes to their treatment of Uyghurs. However, China's reluctance to permit independent journalists to verify conditions firsthand suggests a different reality. There have been many instances of journalists having their investigations being interrupted, monitored, or stopped.