What is the Uyghur situation in China?
| Uyghur genocide | |
|---|---|
| Location | Xinjiang, China |
| Date | 2014–present |
| Target | Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Turkic Muslims |
| Attack type | Forced abortion, forced sterilization, forced birth control, rape (including gang rape), forced labor, torture, beatings, internment, brainwashing |
Do people in China know about Uighurs?
The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. They are one of China’s 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities….Uyghurs.
| ئۇيغۇر Уйғур 维吾尔 | |
|---|---|
| Kazakhstan (Uyghurs in Kazakhstan) | 223,100 (2009) |
| Turkey | 60,000 (2020) (Uyghurs of Turkey) |
| Uzbekistan | 55,220 (2008) |
Why is Xinjiang important to China?
Xinjiang lies in the north-west of China and is the country’s largest region. Like Tibet, it is autonomous, meaning – in theory – it has some powers of self-governance. The region is also rich in oil and natural gas and because of its proximity to Central Asia and Europe is seen by Beijing as an important trade link.
How many Uyghurs are detained in China?
1.5 million people
As of 2019, it was estimated that Chinese authorities may have detained up to 1.5 million people, mostly Uyghurs but also including Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other ethnic Turkic Muslims, Christians, as well as some foreign citizens including Kazakhstanis, in these secretive internment camps located throughout the region.
What is really happening in Xinjiang?
Since 2017, reports have emerged of people being detained in extrajudicial “re-education camps”, subject to political indoctrination and alleged instances of forced abortion, compulsory sterilization, rape, and torture. 2018 estimates allege the number of detainees in the hundreds of thousands.
What is China’s official religion?
As a Communist country, China has no official religion. That being said, the government does officially recognize five religions: Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, and Protestantism. As of the last official census in 2010, 52.2\% of the population said they were unaffiliated with any religion.
What is actually happening in Xinjiang?
Are Uyghurs indigenous?
This report begins by briefly reviewing the development of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and demonstrating that the Uyghurs are the indigenous people of East Turkestan (designated by the PRC government as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or XUAR).
Is Xinjiang safe?
It is perfectly safe to travel in Xinjiang and thankfully the rare terrorist incidents have decreased over the years, in no small part to the heavy military and police presence in the region. Many Uyghurs are conservative Muslims so it pays to dress and act modestly when in Xinjiang.
Are Uyghurs Turkish?
There is a long history of the connection between the Turkish people and the Uyghurs. Both groups speak a Turkic language and the two groups share significant ethnic and cultural bonds. With Turkey being a Turkic country, the Uyghurs have been largely able to integrate within Turkish society.
What did the Uighurs do?
The Uighur troops served the Mongol war machine in Central Asia, China, and the Middle East. Because they were one of the many highly developed nations under the Mongols, the Uighurs held high positions at the Mongol court.
What happen to Uyghurs?
Since 2017, the Chinese government has pursued a policy which has led to more than one million Muslims (the majority of them Uyghurs) being held in secretive detention camps without any legal process in what has become the largest-scale detention of ethnic and religious minorities since the Holocaust.