The BBC has today released an investigation into China's re-edudcation camps, which are existence used to persecute Muslims inward the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Up to 1 one 1000 one thousand people inward Cathay accept been detained past times the authorities because of their religion. Uighurs, Kazakhs as well as other Muslims inward XUAR accept been arrested as well as imprisoned inward re-education camps.
Many of the reasons for the arrest of people inward XUAR accept been farcical. Muslims accept been arrested as well as imprisoned for having 'abnormal' beards, for wearing veils or for avoiding alcohol. In fact people accept been arrested for whatsoever sign of religious belief or cultural affiliation.
The BBC's written report China's Hidden Camps includes interviews, photographs, as well as skillful testimony. It besides includes bear witness of China's re-education camps which has been gathered from satellite imagery. GMV, a multinational aerospace company, has examined 101 facilities located across Xinjiang, which could endure involved inward the detention of the Uighurs. By mensuration the increment of these facilities over recent years on satellite imagery of XUAR as well as past times looking for straight bear witness of safety fencing, watchtowers as well as other safety features they accept identified 44 of these facilities which they believe are existence used every bit re-education camps.
China's Hidden Camps includes earlier as well as subsequently satellite imagery of what they believe is a re-education army camp at Dabancheng. Using this satellite imagery the BBC shows how the facility has grown as well as identifies unopen to of the features of the camp. When the BBC attempted to see the army camp on the soil it was rapidly stopped past times the law as well as told to cease filming.
More bear witness of China's re-education camps tin strength out endure viewed on Amnesty International's interactive map. Amnesty International has mapped reports given to them past times relatives of imprisoned Muslims inward China. The map tells the stories of many Uighur citizens, well-nigh of them who alive abroad, who accept relatives that accept been arrested as well as detained past times the Chinese. You tin strength out stance as well as explore the interactive map inward Amnesty's Up To One Million Detained inward China's Mass Re-education Drive.
