<p>After China's state media released a video it claimed was of <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/china-rejects-turkey-criticism-on-uighurs-denies-poet-died-196702">Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit </a>who it said was alive, several members of the ethnic Uighur community asked China to show videos of their family members and relatives who allegedly disappeared in China's restive Xinjiang province.</p>

<p>Soon after the video was shown publicly, #MeTooUyghur began trending on Twitter with several <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/china-denies-holding-uighur-muslims-captive-159141">Uighur activists living </a>outside China slamming the government and urging it to show videos of their relatives.</p>

<p>An activist on Twitter, Maryam @maryamhanim said: "My husband #MuhtarRozi &nbsp;must be free immediately!, adding, "my parents must be released right now I am very anxious about them. Where are they now? Are they all safe or not?"</p>

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<p>"Chinese government should answer my questions, if they are still considering themselves doing right," the activist said. The post was retweeted several times.</p>

<p>Another activist, Hendan @Hendan_Hiyal hit out against the Chinese government saying: My cousin, Erpat Ablekrem, 25, fr Ghulja (Nothern city of East Turkistan), professional football player. He was taken to the concentration camp in March 2018.</p>

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<p>Turkey had said China's treatment of ethnic Uighur was "a great embarrassment for humanity," adding to rights groups' recent criticism over mass detentions of the Turkic-speaking minority.</p>

<p>"The systematic assimilation policy of Chinese authorities towards Uighur Turks is a great embarrassment for humanity," Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy had said in a statement.</p>

<p>Turkey called on the international community and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres "to take effective steps to end the human tragedy in the Xinjiang region."</p>

<p>The US has often lashed out at China over the Uighur issue. Last year, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo had said that "hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of Uighurs are held against their will in so-called re-education camps where they're forced to endure severe political indoctrination and other awful abuses.</p>

<p>China has however denied any wrongdoing over the Uighur issue. It has consistenly maintained it has been trying to asslimate the ethinic Uighurs into society.</p>

<p>However, a UN report had said last year that&nbsp;it had received many credible reports that one&nbsp;million ethnic Uighurs in China were being held in what resembled a "massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy".</p>

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After China's state media released a video it claimed was of Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit who it said was alive, several members of the ethnic Uighur community asked China to show videos of their family members and relatives who allegedly disappeared in China's restive Xinjiang province.

After China's state media released a video it claimed was of Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit who it said was alive, several members of the ethnic Uighur community asked China to show videos of their family members and relatives who allegedly disappeared in China's restive Xinjiang province. Soon after the video was shown publicly, #MeTooUyghur began trending on Twitter with several Uighur activists living outside China slamming the government and urging it to show videos of their relatives. An activist on Twitter, Maryam @maryamhanim said: "My husband #MuhtarRozi must be free immediately!, adding, "my parents must be released right now I am very anxious about them. Where are they now? Are they all safe or not?" Show me the Video of them as you show #AbdurehimHeyit’s video . https://t.co/J0fltMgtKX — maryam (@maryamhanim) February 11, 2019 × "Chinese government should answer my questions, if they are still considering themselves doing right," the activist said. The post was retweeted several times. Another activist, Hendan @Hendan_Hiyal hit out against the Chinese government saying: My cousin, Erpat Ablekrem, 25, fr Ghulja (Nothern city of East Turkistan), professional football player. He was taken to the concentration camp in March 2018. #MeTooUyghur This is my cousin, Erpat Ablekrem, 25, fr Ghulja (Nothern city of East Turkistan), professional football player. He was taken to the concentration camp in March 2018. I ask Chinese govern to free my innocent cousin from #NaziChinesecamps. pic.twitter.com/N83eIN7JBE — Hendan (@Hendan_Hiyal) February 11, 2019 × Turkey had said China's treatment of ethnic Uighur was "a great embarrassment for humanity," adding to rights groups' recent criticism over mass detentions of the Turkic-speaking minority. "The systematic assimilation policy of Chinese authorities towards Uighur Turks is a great embarrassment for humanity," Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy had said in a statement. Turkey called on the international community and UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres "to take effective steps to end the human tragedy in the Xinjiang region." The US has often lashed out at China over the Uighur issue. Last year, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo had said that "hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of Uighurs are held against their will in so-called re-education camps where they're forced to endure severe political indoctrination and other awful abuses. China has however denied any wrongdoing over the Uighur issue. It has consistenly maintained it has been trying to asslimate the ethinic Uighurs into society. However, a UN report had said last year that it had received many credible reports that one million ethnic Uighurs in China were being held in what resembled a "massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy".

Show us video, information of missing relatives, Uighur activists lash out at China

<p>China's state media has released a video it said proves <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/china-denies-holding-uighur-muslims-captive-159141">Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim</a> Heyit is alive&nbsp;after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.</p>

<p>In the 26-second video posted online by China Radio International's <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/chinas-treatment-of-uighurs-a-great-embarrassment-for-humanity-turkey-196302">Turkish language service</a> late on Sunday, a man dressed in a grey sweater identifies himself as Heyit before declaring himself to be in "good health".</p>

<p>"Today is February 10, 2019," he said. "I'm in the process of being investigated for allegedly violating the national laws. I'm now in good health and have never been abused."</p>

<p>Reuters was unable to independently confirm the authenticity of the video.</p>

<p>On Saturday, in a rare move, the Turkish foreign ministry called on China to close its internment camps for Muslims, saying the camps said to hold a million ethnic Uighurs are a "great shame for humanity".</p>

<p>That statement had come in response to a question about recent reports that Heyit, a well-known poet and musician, had died while in Chinese detention, having been "sentenced to eight years in prison for one of his songs".</p>

<p>"This tragedy has further reinforced the reaction of the Turkish public opinion towards serious human rights violations committed in the Xinjiang region," ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said on Sunday.</p>

<p>China's embassy in Ankara said Aksoy's accusations were false and urged the Turkish government to retract them.</p>

<p>Uighur diaspora activists said Heyit's body language and unnatural speech patterns in the video suggested his testimony may have been coerced and that even digital alteration could not be ruled out.</p>

<p>International rights groups say China routinely coerces detainees into making videotaped confessions which are then broadcast through state media to serve the government's propaganda objectives.</p>

<p>The Chinese foreign ministry and Xinjiang's regional government did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday.</p>

<p>Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and UN rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home.</p>

<p>China denied the existence of the so-called "re-education" facilities for months before saying they were in fact vocational training centres designed to combat religious extremism, and has increasingly been on the front foot in defending its actions.</p>


China's state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang.

China's state media has released a video it said proves Uighur poet and musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive after Turkey cited reports of his death in custody in a strongly worded condemnation of "human rights violations" in Xinjiang. In the 26-second video posted online by China Radio International's Turkish language service late on Sunday, a man dressed in a grey sweater identifies himself as Heyit before declaring himself to be in "good health". "Today is February 10, 2019," he said. "I'm in the process of being investigated for allegedly violating the national laws. I'm now in good health and have never been abused." Reuters was unable to independently confirm the authenticity of the video. On Saturday, in a rare move, the Turkish foreign ministry called on China to close its internment camps for Muslims, saying the camps said to hold a million ethnic Uighurs are a "great shame for humanity". That statement had come in response to a question about recent reports that Heyit, a well-known poet and musician, had died while in Chinese detention, having been "sentenced to eight years in prison for one of his songs". "This tragedy has further reinforced the reaction of the Turkish public opinion towards serious human rights violations committed in the Xinjiang region," ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said on Sunday. China's embassy in Ankara said Aksoy's accusations were false and urged the Turkish government to retract them. Uighur diaspora activists said Heyit's body language and unnatural speech patterns in the video suggested his testimony may have been coerced and that even digital alteration could not be ruled out. International rights groups say China routinely coerces detainees into making videotaped confessions which are then broadcast through state media to serve the government's propaganda objectives. The Chinese foreign ministry and Xinjiang's regional government did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday. Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, scholars, foreign governments and UN rights experts over what they call mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home. China denied the existence of the so-called "re-education" facilities for months before saying they were in fact vocational training centres designed to combat religious extremism, and has increasingly been on the front foot in defending its actions.

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Uighur musician Abdurehim Heyit is alive, says China's state-run television