ON JULY 19, A REPORT TITLED "MASSIVE KIDNAPPING AND FORCED ASSIMILATION OF UYGHUR TEENAGERS IN CHINA" WAS PUBLISHED ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE "EAST TURKISTAN NATIONAL INTEREST CENTER". THIS REPORT DETAILS THE UNPRECEDENTED HISTORICAL REPRESSION TAKING PLACE IN EAST TURKISTAN, AND SHOWS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT CHINESE UYGHUR TEENAGERS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THEIR FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF SINICIZATION AND FORCED ASSIMILATION.
UYGHUR TEENAGERS WHO DISOBEYED CHINA'S RULE WERE PUNISHED WITH BEATINGS AND TORTURE. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES WHO RECENTLY TESTIFIED ABOUT THIS,
CHINA FORCIBLY SEPARATING CHILDREN FROM THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY CANNOT SPEAK THEIR LANGUAGE, AND TRAINING THEM TO BE COMPLETELY CHINESE, COMPLETELY SEPARATING THEM FROM THEIR ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS IDENTITY.
THEY ARE TRYING TO ASSIMILATE AND SCALE UP THEIR CHILDREN'S CAMPS.
IN A REVELATION, CHINA HAS BEEN SYSTEMICALLY DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC SHRINES IN EAST TURKISTAN (XINJIANG). THIS DELIBERATE EFFORT AIMS TO ERASE THE ISLAMIC HERITAGE OF THE UYGHUR POPULATION AND FORCEFULLY ASSIMILATE THEM INTO HAN CHINESE CULTURE. IT IS DRAWING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OCCURRING IN EAST TURKISTAN (XINJIANG). MUCH LIKE THE TRAGIC GENOCIDE OF KASHMIRI PANDITS, WHICH SAW A COMMUNITY ERASED WHILE THE WORLD LARGELY REMAINED SILENT, THE PLIGHT OF THE UYGHURS DEMANDS URGENT GLOBAL ATTENTION. SINCE THE 10TH CENTURY, MOST UYGHURS HAVE PRACTISED ISLAM. BUT CHINA HAS NO INTEREST IN THIS LATER PERIOD. INSTEAD, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO ERASE IT TO MAKE UYGHURS SLOWLY DISAPPEAR”
IN A REVELATION, CHINA HAS BEEN SYSTEMICALLY DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC SHRINES IN EAST TURKISTAN (XINJIANG). THIS DELIBERATE EFFORT AIMS TO ERASE THE ISLAMIC HERITAGE OF THE UYGHUR POPULATION AND FORCEFULLY ASSIMILATE THEM INTO HAN CHINESE CULTURE. IT IS DRAWING INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OCCURRING IN EAST TURKISTAN (XINJIANG). MUCH LIKE THE TRAGIC GENOCIDE OF KASHMIRI PANDITS, WHICH SAW A COMMUNITY ERASED WHILE THE WORLD LARGELY REMAINED SILENT, THE PLIGHT OF THE UYGHURS DEMANDS URGENT GLOBAL ATTENTION. SINCE THE 10TH CENTURY, MOST UYGHURS HAVE PRACTISED ISLAM. BUT CHINA HAS NO INTEREST IN THIS LATER PERIOD. INSTEAD, OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO ERASE IT TO MAKE UYGHURS SLOWLY DISAPPEAR”
On the 15th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre, a large-scale protest was held in Istanbul
CHINA HAS CHANGED THE NAMES OF HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES IN EAST TURKISTAN IN A MOVE AIMED AT ERASING UYGHUR MUSLIM CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (HRW) SAYS.
ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GROUP, HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES IN EAST TURKISTAN WITH NAMES RELATED TO THE RELIGION, HISTORY OR CULTURE OF UYGHURS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 2009 AND 2023.
WORDS SUCH AS "SULTAN" AND "SHRINE" ARE DISAPPEARING FROM PLACE NAMES - TO BE REPLACED WITH TERMS SUCH AS "HARMONY" AND "HAPPINESS," ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH, WHICH IS BASED ON CHINA'S OWN PUBLISHED DATA.
IN RECENT YEARS, CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN RADICALLY OVERHAULING SOCIETY IN EAST TURKISTAN IN TO ASSIMILATE UYGHUR POPULATION INTO MAINSTREAM CHINESE CULTURE.
THE VILLAGE RENAMINGS ARE ALSO PART OF THE GREATER SET OF SERIOUS RIGHTS ABUSES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, INVOLVING THE DETENTIONS OF AN ESTIMATED MILLIONS OF UYGHURS AND OTHER TURKIC PEOPLE IN “RE-EDUCATION” CAMPS, TORTURE, FORCED LABOR, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE FORCED STERILIZATION OF WOMAN.
CHINA HAS CHANGED THE NAMES OF HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES IN EAST TURKISTAN IN A MOVE AIMED AT ERASING UYGHUR MUSLIM CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (HRW) SAYS.
ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE GROUP, HUNDREDS OF VILLAGES IN EAST TURKISTAN WITH NAMES RELATED TO THE RELIGION, HISTORY OR CULTURE OF UYGHURS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 2009 AND 2023.
WORDS SUCH AS "SULTAN" AND "SHRINE" ARE DISAPPEARING FROM PLACE NAMES - TO BE REPLACED WITH TERMS SUCH AS "HARMONY" AND "HAPPINESS," ACCORDING TO THE RESEARCH, WHICH IS BASED ON CHINA'S OWN PUBLISHED DATA.
IN RECENT YEARS, CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN RADICALLY OVERHAULING SOCIETY IN EAST TURKISTAN IN TO ASSIMILATE UYGHUR POPULATION INTO MAINSTREAM CHINESE CULTURE.
THE VILLAGE RENAMINGS ARE ALSO PART OF THE GREATER SET OF SERIOUS RIGHTS ABUSES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, INVOLVING THE DETENTIONS OF AN ESTIMATED MILLIONS OF UYGHURS AND OTHER TURKIC PEOPLE IN “RE-EDUCATION” CAMPS, TORTURE, FORCED LABOR, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THE FORCED STERILIZATION OF WOMAN.
A repressive campaign against Uyghurs in East Turkistan has been carried out since 2014
Millions of Uyghurs were arrested during these years in detention centers
Everyone who practices any Islamic behavior was chased
Such as possessing the Qur’an and refraining from alcohol
In fact China has forced them to drink alcohol
Shadian Mosque is the last Arab -style mosque in China
It turns into a Buddhist temple
The Guardian newspaper published recent photos showing a changing domes with a ceiling similar to Chinese temples
Its minarets were shortened to resemble a historical Chinese temple towers
As part of a plan launched by China in 2018 to "Sinicize Islam"
A repressive campaign against Uyghurs in East Turkistan has been carried out since 2014
Millions of Uyghurs were arrested during these years in detention centers
Everyone who practices any Islamic behavior was chased
Such as possessing the Qur’an and refraining from alcohol
In fact China has forced them to drink alcohol
Shadian Mosque is the last Arab -style mosque in China
It turns into a Buddhist temple
The Guardian newspaper published recent photos showing a changing domes with a ceiling similar to Chinese temples
Its minarets were shortened to resemble a historical Chinese temple towers
As part of a plan launched by China in 2018 to "Sinicize Islam"
A repressive campaign against Uyghurs in East Turkistan has been carried out since 2014
Millions of Uyghurs were arrested during these years in detention centers
Everyone who practices any Islamic behavior was chased
Such as possessing the Qur’an and refraining from alcohol
In fact China has forced them to drink alcohol
Shadian Mosque is the last Arab -style mosque in China
It turns into a Buddhist temple
The Guardian newspaper published recent photos showing a changing domes with a ceiling similar to Chinese temples
Its minarets were shortened to resemble a historical Chinese temple towers
As part of a plan launched by China in 2018 to "Sinicize Islam"
ISTIQLAL Monthly Journal of Press
April 2024
Volume 5 Issue 4
What is happening in East Turkistan? What is true and what is false? The “Voice of East Turkistan” journal uses reliable sources, evidence and witnesses to reveal China’s crimes against humanity and shine a light on the oppression in East Turkistan as well as exposing China’s fake news propaganda.
https://turkistanpress.com/en/upload/Dokuman/opt-istiqlal-monthly-journal-of-press-april-2024_compressed-EU16PHD711QEYCBF01MR.pdf
China continues to demolish houses built in the Uyghur ethnic style in East Turkistan under the pretext of "transforming old settlements." according to the videos recorded by Zumrat Davut, a witness of the camp on april 14. the Chinese regime continued to forcibly demolish Uyghur houses in East Turkistan this year under the name of "changing dangerous old houses", videos circulating on social media show the original view of the house. the forced-built houses are decorated in ethnic style with various beautiful patterns and carvings, these videos prove that the chinese regime has also forced the demolition of newly built houses, and that the so-called "renovation of old, weak houses" slogan is a complete excuse. by 2023, a total of 49,662 houses and districts in East Turkistan had been converted to chinese style. by the end of 2023 a total of more than 1,797,000 houses in the cities and towns of East Turkistan will have been renovated
China continues to demolish houses built in the Uyghur ethnic style in East Turkistan under the pretext of "transforming old settlements." according to the videos recorded by Zumrat Davut, a witness of the camp on april 14. the Chinese regime continued to forcibly demolish Uyghur houses in East Turkistan this year under the name of "changing dangerous old houses", videos circulating on social media show the original view of the house. the forced-built houses are decorated in ethnic style with various beautiful patterns and carvings, these videos prove that the chinese regime has also forced the demolition of newly built houses, and that the so-called "renovation of old, weak houses" slogan is a complete excuse. by 2023, a total of 49,662 houses and districts in East Turkistan had been converted to chinese style. by the end of 2023 a total of more than 1,797,000 houses in the cities and towns of East Turkistan will have been renovated
China bans Uyghur Muslims from fasting during Ramadan.
While the rest of the world is enjoying the blessed month of Ramadan as Muslims are called to fast during daylight hours, Uyghurs are not allowed to fast, they are forced to eat and drink. Chinese authorities arranged a beer drinking competition for Uyghur Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Chinese official is interrogating an elderly Uyghur man to check if he is fasting, a slip of the tongue could lead him to a concentration camp. Elderly Uyghur Muslim is forced to drink alcohol to prove he is not extremist
China bans Uyghur Muslims from fasting during Ramadan.
While the rest of the world is enjoying the blessed month of Ramadan as Muslims are called to fast during daylight hours, Uyghurs are not allowed to fast, they are forced to eat and drink. Chinese authorities arranged a beer drinking competition for Uyghur Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. Chinese official is interrogating an elderly Uyghur man to check if he is fasting, a slip of the tongue could lead him to a concentration camp. Elderly Uyghur Muslim is forced to drink alcohol to prove he is not extremist
Chinise regime destroys the history of the Uyghur nation
What China actually wants to do is destroy the history of the Uyghur nation, cut its Turkish and Islamic ties, and strengthen the distorted perception that Uyghurs have been a part of China since time immemorial.
Chinise regime destroys the history of the Uyghur nation
What China actually wants to do is destroy the history of the Uyghur nation, cut its Turkish and Islamic ties, and strengthen the distorted perception that Uyghurs have been a part of China since time immemorial.