Evidence: ‘Jail’ where one million Muslims are imprisoned

The details of the planned brainwash of tens of thousands of Uyghur Muslims in China’s closely monitored prisons have been revealed in leaked documents.

The Chinese government has been consistently saying that education and training are provided in these ‘camps’ located in Xinjiang province and it is voluntary. Read More

But official documents show how they are kept in jails, punished and forced to teach specific ideas.

The British media claimed to have seen these documents.

The ambassador of China to Britain has rejected this document as ‘fake news’.

These documents were leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

These detention centres have been built in the last three years in Xinjiang.

It is believed that about one million people have been kept in illegal custody, most of whom are Muslim Uyghur.

These leaked documents have been called by ICIJ as ‘The China Cables’.

These include a nine-page memo from the then deputy secretary of the Communist Party in Xinjiang, Zhu Hailun, which he wrote to the region’s top security officer in 2017.

It was clear in these instructions that these camps should be run strictly, like a high-security prison with imprisonment and to ensure that no prisoner escapes. Read More

Increase stiffness and punishment if not treated properly

Promote atonement and confession.

Make corrective Mandarin education a first priority.

Motivate students for true change.

Always monitor video of sleeping place and classroom.

It has also been revealed in leaked documents that the life of every person taken into custody is not only being monitored, but it is also being controlled.

It reads, “The place of the students’ bed, the place to stand in the queue, the seat of the classroom and the place of skill training should be fixed.

“Apply the rules of behaviour with discipline. Getting up, washing clothes, going to the toilet, fixing things, cleaning, eating, studying, sleeping, closing the door, etc.”

Some other documents have confirmed a large number of people taken into custody.

It is learned that 15 thousand people were sent to these camps from Southern Xinjiang Province within just one week in 2017.

Sophie Richardson, director of Human Rights Watch in China, says prosecutors should use these documents.

He said, “This is sufficient evidence for action. It is a gross violation of human rights.”

He said, “I think it can be said that every person detained is a victim of mental torture because they do not know how long they are going to live there.”

It is also written in this memo that those detained will be released only when they show the expected changes in their behaviour, beliefs and language.

Those detained are also given points for their ‘ideological change’, studies, training and discipline.

Only good marks determine whether he will be allowed to visit his family after being released from custody.

It has also been learned from these documents that the Chinese government also analyzes and collects private information.

A document showed that the system put 18 lakh people in a special list because their phone had a data-sharing mobile an application named ‘Zapya’.

After this, ‘one by one’ investigation of 40,557 people was announced.

It is written in the document that there is no reason to clear the doubts and they should be sent for ‘concentrated training’.

Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming has said that these measures have ensured the safety of the people and not a single terrorist attack has taken place in the last three years.

He said, “There is now social stability and unity among different racial groups in the region.

People are living happier lives here with a better sense of fulfilment and security.

Apart from the facts, some people in the West has come to discredit China on Xinjiang.”

Trying to influence China’s anti-militant efforts and stop the steady development of the country. “

These days, China is under heavy criticism for its attitude towards minority Muslims in the country’s western province of Xinjiang. Critics say that China has placed a large number of Muslims in special camps in this state.

In August, a United Nations the committee was told that about one million Muslims have been kept in a kind of detention in Xinjiang, where they are being ‘re-educated’.

China denies this news. But during this time, many pieces of evidence of surveillance on people in Xinjiang have been revealed.

Let us understand what is the different aspects of this story.

Most people of the over 10 million Uyghur community living in China’s western province of Xinjiang are Muslims.

But in recent years, a large number of Chinese ‘ethnic’ Han Chinese settlements in Xinjiang have become a sensitive issue.

Uyghur people feel that now their livelihood and culture is in danger.

Xinjiang is the country’s largest province in the west of China. It borders with many countries like India, Afghanistan and Mongolia.

The economy of this province has been focused on farming and trade for centuries. It has been a delight here due to the historical Silk Route.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Uyghur community had declared Xinjiang free for a brief period. But after the communist revolution of 1949, this province became part of China.

In August 2018, human rights committee of the United Nations was told that ‘the entire Uyghur Autonomous the region is under detention’.

This committee was told about 10 lakh people are living in a legacy. Human Rights Watch also confirms such reports.

Human rights organizations say that people housed in one-of-a-kind heritage camps are taught Chinese and have to swear loyalty to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Also, people are asked to criticize their religion and culture.

According to Human Rights Watch, the Uyghur community faces very strict surveillance.

Officers can find out who is inside the house whenever they want.

Originally published at https://www.mubahisa.in.