Tag: Xinjiang Uighur

Beijing : Amnesty International (AI) in a report on Monday urged the Chinese government to end the "brainwashing" of nearly one million Muslims held in "re-education" camps in the Xinjiang Uighur region. In the past year, the government has intensified its campaign of mass internment, intrusive surveillance, political indoctrination and forced cultural assimilation against the region's Uighurs, Kazakhs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups, according to the report. The campaign prohibits any display of religious and cultural affiliation, including growing an "abnormal" beard, wearing a veil or head scarf, regular prayer,...