Over 50 religious leaders across Ireland have condemned the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province in a statement.&nbsp;

The statement&nbsp;issued by the human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide in August 2020, has been signed by representatives of religious communities from across the island of Ireland.

According to Ireland national television and Radio broadcaster RTE, the statement said that at least a million Uighur and other Muslims in China are incarcerated in prison camps facing starvation, torture, murder, sexual violence, slave labour and forced organ extraction.

"We make a simple call for justice, to investigate these crimes, hold those responsible to account and establish a path towards the restoration of human dignity". They recalled how "after the Holocaust, the world said 'never again'.

"Today, we repeat those words 'never again', all over again. We stand with the Uighurs. We also stand with Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and Christians throughout China who face the worst crackdown on freedom of religion or belief since the cultural revolution," Irish Times quoted the statement.&nbsp;

There was "a simple call for justice, to investigate these crimes, hold those responsible to account and establish a path towards the restoration of human dignity", the religious leaders concluded.

China has been rebuked globally for cracking down on Uyghur Muslims by sending them to mass detention camps, interfering in their religious activities and sending members of the community to undergo some form of forcible re-education or indoctrination.&nbsp;

Beijing, on the other hand, has vehemently denied that it is engaged in human rights abuses against the Uighurs in Xinjiang while reports from journalists, NGOs and former detainees have surfaced, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's brutal crackdown on the ethnic community, according to a report.

(With inputs from ANI)

Over 50 religious leaders across Ireland have condemned the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province in a statement. The statement issued by the human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide in August 2020, has been signed by representatives of religious communities from across the island of Ireland.

Over 50 religious leaders across Ireland have condemned the persecution of Uighurs and other Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province in a statement. The statement issued by the human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide in August 2020, has been signed by representatives of religious communities from across the island of Ireland. According to Ireland national television and Radio broadcaster RTE, the statement said that at least a million Uighur and other Muslims in China are incarcerated in prison camps facing starvation, torture, murder, sexual violence, slave labour and forced organ extraction. "We make a simple call for justice, to investigate these crimes, hold those responsible to account and establish a path towards the restoration of human dignity". They recalled how "after the Holocaust, the world said 'never again'. "Today, we repeat those words 'never again', all over again. We stand with the Uighurs. We also stand with Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and Christians throughout China who face the worst crackdown on freedom of religion or belief since the cultural revolution," Irish Times quoted the statement. There was "a simple call for justice, to investigate these crimes, hold those responsible to account and establish a path towards the restoration of human dignity", the religious leaders concluded. China has been rebuked globally for cracking down on Uyghur Muslims by sending them to mass detention camps, interfering in their religious activities and sending members of the community to undergo some form of forcible re-education or indoctrination. Beijing, on the other hand, has vehemently denied that it is engaged in human rights abuses against the Uighurs in Xinjiang while reports from journalists, NGOs and former detainees have surfaced, highlighting the Chinese Communist Party's brutal crackdown on the ethnic community, according to a report. (With inputs from ANI)

Irish religious leaders condemn the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China

Turkey has been accused of agreeing to hand over Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for access to its COVID-19 vaccines.

In recent years, China has forcefully cracked down on Uighurs around the world, using their religion to cite a national security threat. Turkey is home to the largest number of diasporic Uighurs in the world.

Opposition legislators in Turkey are accusing Ankara’s leaders of secretly selling out Uighurs to China in exchange for coronavirus vaccines. Tens of millions of vials of promised Chinese vaccines have not yet been delivered. Meanwhile, in recent months, Turkish police have raided and detained around 50 Uighurs in deportation centres, lawyers say — a sharp uptick from last year.

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Although no hard evidence has yet emerged for a quid pro quo, these legislators and the Uighurs fear that Beijing is using the vaccines as leverage to win passage of an extradition treaty. The treaty was signed years ago but suddenly ratified by China in December, and could come before Turkish lawmakers as soon as this month.

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Uighurs speak a Turkic language and have cultural ties with Turkey that make it a favoured destination for avoiding persecution in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. But news reports have accused Turkey of covertly returning Uighurs to China via third countries.

Rights activists say Xinjiang is home to a vast network of extrajudicial internment camps that have imprisoned at least one million people.

China says these are vocational training centres to counter extremism.

Ethnic Uighurs rallied for the ninth day running Wednesday to express their fears about the extradition treaty.

"God willing, we hope our state will not approve such a thing," said Omer Farah, a Uighur with Turkish citizenship who said his children are detained in China.

"But if it does, we are really worried. Because for China, all 50,000 Uighurs who live here are criminals."

(With inputs from agencies)

Turkey has been accused of agreeing to hand over Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for access to its COVID-19 vaccines. In recent years, China has forcefully cracked down on Uighurs around the world, using their religion to cite a national security threat.

Turkey has been accused of agreeing to hand over Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for access to its COVID-19 vaccines. In recent years, China has forcefully cracked down on Uighurs around the world, using their religion to cite a national security threat. Turkey is home to the largest number of diasporic Uighurs in the world. Opposition legislators in Turkey are accusing Ankara’s leaders of secretly selling out Uighurs to China in exchange for coronavirus vaccines. Tens of millions of vials of promised Chinese vaccines have not yet been delivered. Meanwhile, in recent months, Turkish police have raided and detained around 50 Uighurs in deportation centres, lawyers say — a sharp uptick from last year. Also read | Why Erdogan has decided to extradite Uighurs to China Although no hard evidence has yet emerged for a quid pro quo, these legislators and the Uighurs fear that Beijing is using the vaccines as leverage to win passage of an extradition treaty. The treaty was signed years ago but suddenly ratified by China in December, and could come before Turkish lawmakers as soon as this month. Also read | Turkey brushes aside fears of Uighur deportations to China Uighurs speak a Turkic language and have cultural ties with Turkey that make it a favoured destination for avoiding persecution in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. But news reports have accused Turkey of covertly returning Uighurs to China via third countries. Rights activists say Xinjiang is home to a vast network of extrajudicial internment camps that have imprisoned at least one million people. China says these are vocational training centres to counter extremism. Ethnic Uighurs rallied for the ninth day running Wednesday to express their fears about the extradition treaty. "God willing, we hope our state will not approve such a thing," said Omer Farah, a Uighur with Turkish citizenship who said his children are detained in China. "But if it does, we are really worried. Because for China, all 50,000 Uighurs who live here are criminals." (With inputs from agencies)

Exiled Uighurs in Turkey fear sellout to China in exchange for vaccine

China on Tuesday announced the ratification of an extradition treaty with Turkey&nbsp;that human rights groups warn could endanger Uighur families and activists fleeing persecution by Chinese authorities if it is adopted by Ankara.

The treaty, first signed in 2017, was formalised on the weekend at the national people’s congress, with state media saying it would be utilised for counter-psychological warfare purposes.

Confronting solid resistance inside its parliament, Turkey's administration has not yet confirmed the arrangement, and critics have asked the public authority to desert it and keep the settlement from "turning into an instrument of oppression".&nbsp;

Turkey has linguistic and cultural ties with the Uighurs and Ankara has for quite some time been one of the primary safeguards of their motivation on the worldwide stage, however lately Turkey's public demonstration of help has faded.&nbsp;

China's abuse of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang has raised as of late, adding up to what specialists have said is social slaughter. More than 1,000,000 individuals are suspected to have been kept in internment camps, and there is mounting proof of re-training programs, limitations on strict and social convictions, implemented work programs, mass reconnaissance, and constrained disinfection of ladies.&nbsp;

As indicated by unfamiliar specialists, the Chinese specialists have interned at any rate 1,000,000 individuals, including Uighurs, in "camps". Beijing has dismissed these allegations from the West saying they are "professional instructional hubs" expected to help retrain the populace to look for some kind of employment and consequently move away from fanaticism.&nbsp;

Individuals from the Uighur diaspora have given proof of facilitated Chinese endeavors to have individuals re-visitation of Xinjiang or to utilize family inside China to pressure people abroad against directing activism.&nbsp;

China continues to deny the allegations and says the strategies are to counter illegal intimidation and mitigate destitution. Authorities routinely excuse all reports of maltreatment as creations.&nbsp;

In May, basic liberties bunch Nordic Monitor, communicated caution at ambiguities in the content of the arrangement, including a statement that "it will not make any difference whether the laws of the two players place the offense inside a similar classification or portray the offense by a similar wording".&nbsp;

Different articles permit one gathering to decline the solicitation in the event that they trust it is simply political or military, or if the subject has been allowed refuge.&nbsp;

Leo Lan, representative for China Human Rights Defenders, said the arrangement would open Uighurs to a higher danger being gotten back to China, where they could confront detainment and torment, and he cautioned Turkey of its worldwide commitments of non-refoulement.&nbsp;

"China can utilize questionable and comprehensively characterized public security charges to demand the removal of specific individuals to China," Lan told the Guardian.&nbsp;

Generally, Turkey has since quite a while ago invited Uighurs and Turkic Muslims escaping China and has stood in opposition to mishandles. An expected 50,000 Uighurs are outcasts in Turkey. In May, Turkey's diplomat to the US repeated the social and semantic ties between the ethnic minority gatherings and Turkey, and disclosed to Axios that "any issue relating to their prosperity holds an extraordinary put on our plan".&nbsp;

Anyway as of late Ankara has developed nearer to Beijing, and expanded its help with catching or examining Uighurs who Chinese specialists have blamed for illegal intimidation. While it will not restore Uighurs to China straightforwardly, Turkey has been blamed for sending them to a third nation, similar to Tajikistan, where removal to China is simpler.&nbsp;

Dilxat Raxit, representative for the German-based Uighur World Congress said "This removal deal will cause stress among Uighurs who have fled China and don't yet have Turkish citizenship."

"We approach the Turkish government ... to keep this arrangement from turning into an instrument of oppression," he stated, asserting that Beijing was applying financial tension on Turkey to endorse the deal.&nbsp;

Steve Tsang, director&nbsp;of the SOAS China Institute at the University of London, said the key inquiry was whether Turkey would focus on securing Uighurs inside its outskirts as per worldwide rules and straightforwardness, even notwithstanding pressure from Beijing.&nbsp;

"On the off chance that it won't do as such, it will make Uighurs living in Turkey stressed over their security as they can get exposed to removal under this new arrangement," Tsang told the South China Morning Post.&nbsp;

Media reports speculated Beijing was at that point squeezing Turkey to sanction the arrangement, utilizing its guaranteed supply of Covid-19 inoculations. China has a background marked by utilizing and pulling out an exchange to accomplish strategic points. Turkey's first shipment has supposedly been postponed a few days effectively, because of "customs" related issues.

China on Tuesday announced the ratification of an extradition treaty with Turkey that human rights groups warn could endanger Uighur families and activists fleeing persecution by Chinese authorities if it is adopted by Ankara.

China on Tuesday announced the ratification of an extradition treaty with Turkey that human rights groups warn could endanger Uighur families and activists fleeing persecution by Chinese authorities if it is adopted by Ankara. The treaty, first signed in 2017, was formalised on the weekend at the national people’s congress, with state media saying it would be utilised for counter-psychological warfare purposes. Confronting solid resistance inside its parliament, Turkey's administration has not yet confirmed the arrangement, and critics have asked the public authority to desert it and keep the settlement from "turning into an instrument of oppression". Turkey has linguistic and cultural ties with the Uighurs and Ankara has for quite some time been one of the primary safeguards of their motivation on the worldwide stage, however lately Turkey's public demonstration of help has faded. China's abuse of the Uighur minority in Xinjiang has raised as of late, adding up to what specialists have said is social slaughter. More than 1,000,000 individuals are suspected to have been kept in internment camps, and there is mounting proof of re-training programs, limitations on strict and social convictions, implemented work programs, mass reconnaissance, and constrained disinfection of ladies. As indicated by unfamiliar specialists, the Chinese specialists have interned at any rate 1,000,000 individuals, including Uighurs, in "camps". Beijing has dismissed these allegations from the West saying they are "professional instructional hubs" expected to help retrain the populace to look for some kind of employment and consequently move away from fanaticism. Individuals from the Uighur diaspora have given proof of facilitated Chinese endeavors to have individuals re-visitation of Xinjiang or to utilize family inside China to pressure people abroad against directing activism. China continues to deny the allegations and says the strategies are to counter illegal intimidation and mitigate destitution. Authorities routinely excuse all reports of maltreatment as creations. In May, basic liberties bunch Nordic Monitor, communicated caution at ambiguities in the content of the arrangement, including a statement that "it will not make any difference whether the laws of the two players place the offense inside a similar classification or portray the offense by a similar wording". Different articles permit one gathering to decline the solicitation in the event that they trust it is simply political or military, or if the subject has been allowed refuge. Leo Lan, representative for China Human Rights Defenders, said the arrangement would open Uighurs to a higher danger being gotten back to China, where they could confront detainment and torment, and he cautioned Turkey of its worldwide commitments of non-refoulement. "China can utilize questionable and comprehensively characterized public security charges to demand the removal of specific individuals to China," Lan told the Guardian. Generally, Turkey has since quite a while ago invited Uighurs and Turkic Muslims escaping China and has stood in opposition to mishandles. An expected 50,000 Uighurs are outcasts in Turkey. In May, Turkey's diplomat to the US repeated the social and semantic ties between the ethnic minority gatherings and Turkey, and disclosed to Axios that "any issue relating to their prosperity holds an extraordinary put on our plan". Anyway as of late Ankara has developed nearer to Beijing, and expanded its help with catching or examining Uighurs who Chinese specialists have blamed for illegal intimidation. While it will not restore Uighurs to China straightforwardly, Turkey has been blamed for sending them to a third nation, similar to Tajikistan, where removal to China is simpler. Dilxat Raxit, representative for the German-based Uighur World Congress said "This removal deal will cause stress among Uighurs who have fled China and don't yet have Turkish citizenship." "We approach the Turkish government ... to keep this arrangement from turning into an instrument of oppression," he stated, asserting that Beijing was applying financial tension on Turkey to endorse the deal. Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute at the University of London, said the key inquiry was whether Turkey would focus on securing Uighurs inside its outskirts as per worldwide rules and straightforwardness, even notwithstanding pressure from Beijing. "On the off chance that it won't do as such, it will make Uighurs living in Turkey stressed over their security as they can get exposed to removal under this new arrangement," Tsang told the South China Morning Post. Media reports speculated Beijing was at that point squeezing Turkey to sanction the arrangement, utilizing its guaranteed supply of Covid-19 inoculations. China has a background marked by utilizing and pulling out an exchange to accomplish strategic points. Turkey's first shipment has supposedly been postponed a few days effectively, because of "customs" related issues.

China ratifies extradition treaty; pressure on Turkey to protect Uighurs

An overseas-based Uighur group urged the IOC on Thursday (Jul 30) to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of what it says is China's "genocide" of the Uighur population. 
 
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China's ruling Communist Party is under growing international pressure over the fate of minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang.

More than one million ethnic Uighurs and other minorities, mostly Muslim Turkic peoples, have been herded into internment camps where they undergo political indoctrination, according to rights groups and experts.

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China says the camps are "vocational education centres" necessary to counter religious extremism and boost employment.

In an open letter to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) accused China of "committing genocide, crimes against humanity and torture against the Uighur and other Turkic peoples" in Xinjiang.

"We have so far been greatly disappointed that the International Olympic Committee has not addressed the human rights situation in China since awarding Beijing the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics," the letter, signed by WUC president Dolkun Isa, said.

"It is deeply concerning that the IOC, as an international body with strong ethical rules, has failed to acknowledge China's human rights record, given the international crimes being committed in the Uighur region at the moment, as well as in China in general," it added.

The WUC also said that it "has still received no official reply or information" from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after appealing to the Swiss-based tribunal in February for a ruling on China's hosting of the Games.

An IOC spokesperson said the organisation remained neutral on global political issues.

"For the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC Evaluation Commission considered the views of independent NGOs with respect to a number of issues including human rights," the spokesperson said.

"We will continue to discuss Games-related issues, when necessary, with the organisers as part of the Games preparation process."

Beijing, which hosted the 2008 Olympics, is set to be the first city to stage a summer and Winter Olympics.

An overseas-based Uighur group urged the IOC on Thursday (Jul 30) to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of what it says is China's "genocide" of the Uighur population.

An overseas-based Uighur group urged the IOC on Thursday (Jul 30) to reconsider holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of what it says is China's "genocide" of the Uighur population. ALSO READ | US blacklists 11 Chinese firms for human rights violations against Uighurs China's ruling Communist Party is under growing international pressure over the fate of minorities in its northwestern region of Xinjiang. More than one million ethnic Uighurs and other minorities, mostly Muslim Turkic peoples, have been herded into internment camps where they undergo political indoctrination, according to rights groups and experts. × China says the camps are "vocational education centres" necessary to counter religious extremism and boost employment. In an open letter to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress (WUC) accused China of "committing genocide, crimes against humanity and torture against the Uighur and other Turkic peoples" in Xinjiang. "We have so far been greatly disappointed that the International Olympic Committee has not addressed the human rights situation in China since awarding Beijing the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics," the letter, signed by WUC president Dolkun Isa, said. "It is deeply concerning that the IOC, as an international body with strong ethical rules, has failed to acknowledge China's human rights record, given the international crimes being committed in the Uighur region at the moment, as well as in China in general," it added. The WUC also said that it "has still received no official reply or information" from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after appealing to the Swiss-based tribunal in February for a ruling on China's hosting of the Games. An IOC spokesperson said the organisation remained neutral on global political issues. "For the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, the IOC Evaluation Commission considered the views of independent NGOs with respect to a number of issues including human rights," the spokesperson said. "We will continue to discuss Games-related issues, when necessary, with the organisers as part of the Games preparation process." Beijing, which hosted the 2008 Olympics, is set to be the first city to stage a summer and Winter Olympics.

Uighur group calls for China to lose 2022 Winter Olympics over 'genocide'

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the self-styled defender of the Muslim world. The Turkey president jumps on any opportunity to criticise India especially when it's about the Muslim community.

However, the Turkish president does not say anything against China or on the oppression of Uighur Muslims.

In 2019, Erdogan had said people in Xinjiang are living happily. Now, he is supporting the persecution of Uighurs by enabling their extradition to China.

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A new report extensively documents the innovative ways through which Turkey extradites Uighurs. They first identify them, then send them to a third country and from there China can secure their extradition.

The Telegraph report found that several Uighurs were sent to Tajikistan - a country that readily complies when China files an extradition request.

According to one estimate, 50,000 Uighurs have sought refuge in Turkey. They are trying to evade repression in China but the Dragon’s long arm has now reached them.

WION spoke to Arslan Hidayat, a Uighur rights activist based in Istanbul. Hidayat has first-hand knowledge about these extraditions. Hidayat described the great lengths to which China can go to secure the return of Uighurs.

Hidayat said China hunts for Uighurs as they can expose the country's dictatorial repression.

Beijing sent a request to the Turkish government to extradite an Uighur earlier.&nbsp;

The extradition requested named one Enver Turdi. He had shared information about the Chinese government's abuses with the Western press. In 2015, the Chinese embassy in Turkey refused to issue him a passport. As a result, he couldn’t renew his temporary residence permit for Turkey. Two years later, Enver Turdi was placed in a deportation facility and interrogated by Turkish authorities.

Turkey and China had signed a draft extradition treaty in 2017 but the Turkish parliament hasn’t ratified it. Erdogan wants the Chinese to keep cutting the cheques. In 2010, China and Turkey had signed eight strategic cooperative pacts. It could increase their annual trade volumes to $100 billion this year.

Last year, China’s central bank made a $1 billion cash infusion into the Turkish economy with struggling banks receiving bailouts from China. Beijing has even sanctioned a $3.6 billion package for Turkey’s energy sector. 
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For these reasons, Erdogan won’t say anything about the Uighurs. The Turkish president is indebted to China just like the rest of the Muslim world.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the self-styled defender of the Muslim world. The Turkey president jumps on any opportunity to criticise India especially when it's about the Muslim community.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the self-styled defender of the Muslim world. The Turkey president jumps on any opportunity to criticise India especially when it's about the Muslim community. However, the Turkish president does not say anything against China or on the oppression of Uighur Muslims. In 2019, Erdogan had said people in Xinjiang are living happily. Now, he is supporting the persecution of Uighurs by enabling their extradition to China. × A new report extensively documents the innovative ways through which Turkey extradites Uighurs. They first identify them, then send them to a third country and from there China can secure their extradition. The Telegraph report found that several Uighurs were sent to Tajikistan - a country that readily complies when China files an extradition request. According to one estimate, 50,000 Uighurs have sought refuge in Turkey. They are trying to evade repression in China but the Dragon’s long arm has now reached them. WION spoke to Arslan Hidayat, a Uighur rights activist based in Istanbul. Hidayat has first-hand knowledge about these extraditions. Hidayat described the great lengths to which China can go to secure the return of Uighurs. Hidayat said China hunts for Uighurs as they can expose the country's dictatorial repression. Beijing sent a request to the Turkish government to extradite an Uighur earlier. The extradition requested named one Enver Turdi. He had shared information about the Chinese government's abuses with the Western press. In 2015, the Chinese embassy in Turkey refused to issue him a passport. As a result, he couldn’t renew his temporary residence permit for Turkey. Two years later, Enver Turdi was placed in a deportation facility and interrogated by Turkish authorities. Turkey and China had signed a draft extradition treaty in 2017 but the Turkish parliament hasn’t ratified it. Erdogan wants the Chinese to keep cutting the cheques. In 2010, China and Turkey had signed eight strategic cooperative pacts. It could increase their annual trade volumes to $100 billion this year. Last year, China’s central bank made a $1 billion cash infusion into the Turkish economy with struggling banks receiving bailouts from China. Beijing has even sanctioned a $3.6 billion package for Turkey’s energy sector. For these reasons, Erdogan won’t say anything about the Uighurs. The Turkish president is indebted to China just like the rest of the Muslim world.

Why Erdogan has decided to extradite Uighurs to China

Turkey is not the only country to silently comply with China's wishes. The Muslim world claims to be the defender of their faith but they don’t raise their voice against the persecution of Uighurs as they depend on China for investment and loans.

The same countries which have been quick to slam poor Myanmar for its treatment of Rohingyas cannot find the courage to take on China over Uighurs.

Living in Xinjiang is a dystopian nightmare with extreme surveillance, detention and torture inside internment camps. China has been crushing Uighur Muslims forcing women to undergo sterilization. The Communist Party’s abuse of the Uighurs is outrageous but the Muslim world hasn’t said a word about it.

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Central Asian countries have submitted to China’s will. The self-proclaimed vanguards of the Muslim world have dumped the Muslims of China. Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have refused to speak against China as Beijing has bought their silence with big bucks.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan feigned ignorance when asked about the plight of Uighurs, after all, Pakistan is a client state of China where Beijing has invested $60 billion.

Egypt went a step further. It detained and deported Uighurs back to China. In 2017, at least 200 Uighurs were rounded up in raids on restaurants and markets - all at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party.

Saudi Arabia says nothing about the Uighurs too. In 2017, Beijing and Riyadh had signed $70 billion in new deals. Those deals turned Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman into an apologist for China.

As a leader of the Muslim world, Riyadh has influence over the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(OIC) which is the world’s second-largest inter-government organisation after the UN.

However, fifty-seven member states of the OIC haven’t found the courage to criticise China. Last year, 37 countries endorsed a statement of support at the United Nations over China's actions against the Uighurs with almost half of the signatories being Muslim nations.&nbsp;

The message was clear - Islamic nations chose China's money over China's Muslims. The so-called protectors of Muslim faith are simply following the money.

Turkey is not the only country to silently comply with China's wishes. The Muslim world claims to be the defender of their faith but they don’t raise their voice against the persecution of Uighurs as they depend on China for investment and loans.

Turkey is not the only country to silently comply with China's wishes. The Muslim world claims to be the defender of their faith but they don’t raise their voice against the persecution of Uighurs as they depend on China for investment and loans. The same countries which have been quick to slam poor Myanmar for its treatment of Rohingyas cannot find the courage to take on China over Uighurs. Living in Xinjiang is a dystopian nightmare with extreme surveillance, detention and torture inside internment camps. China has been crushing Uighur Muslims forcing women to undergo sterilization. The Communist Party’s abuse of the Uighurs is outrageous but the Muslim world hasn’t said a word about it. × Central Asian countries have submitted to China’s will. The self-proclaimed vanguards of the Muslim world have dumped the Muslims of China. Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia have refused to speak against China as Beijing has bought their silence with big bucks. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan feigned ignorance when asked about the plight of Uighurs, after all, Pakistan is a client state of China where Beijing has invested $60 billion. Egypt went a step further. It detained and deported Uighurs back to China. In 2017, at least 200 Uighurs were rounded up in raids on restaurants and markets - all at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party. Saudi Arabia says nothing about the Uighurs too. In 2017, Beijing and Riyadh had signed $70 billion in new deals. Those deals turned Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman into an apologist for China. As a leader of the Muslim world, Riyadh has influence over the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(OIC) which is the world’s second-largest inter-government organisation after the UN. However, fifty-seven member states of the OIC haven’t found the courage to criticise China. Last year, 37 countries endorsed a statement of support at the United Nations over China's actions against the Uighurs with almost half of the signatories being Muslim nations. The message was clear - Islamic nations chose China's money over China's Muslims. The so-called protectors of Muslim faith are simply following the money.

Why the Muslim world has abandoned Uighurs, backed China

US Senate on Thursday passed a bill calling for sanctions against those responsible for the repression of Uighurs and other Muslim groups in China.&nbsp;

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The bill introduced by Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged US President Trump to lead a tougher crackdown on China for its treatment of Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. China has consistently denied it mistreats Uighurs in its territory.

The Senate's move comes&nbsp;as relations between the United States and China have deteriorated amid the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-china-deadlock-over-united-nations-coronavirus-action-deepens-298879">coronavirus </a>pandemic with the Trump administration blaming China for not taking early steps to combat the virus even as President Trump on Thursday threatened to "cut off" all ties with China while asserting that he does not want to talk to President Xi.

The bill was passed unanimously with a roll call and will now be presented before the House of Representatives dominated by the Democrats, once approved it will be put before President Trump to sign into law.

The US House of Representatives had earlier passed a bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials and export bans over its crackdown on Uighurs.

The Uighur Act of 2019 called on President Trump to impose sanctions on China's powerful politburo including sacntions on &nbsp;Xinjiang Communist Party secretary Chen Quanguo, who&nbsp;as a politburo member and a top official in the government.

China retaliated by asserting that "price must be paid" while slaming the bill, saying it "viciously attacks the Chinese government's policy of governing Xinjiang."

US Senate on Thursday passed a bill calling for sanctions against those responsible for the repression of Uighurs and other Muslim groups in China. Also Read: Mike Pompeo accuses China of stealing American research on COVID-19 The bill introduced by Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged US President Trump to lead a tougher crackdown on China for its treatment of Uighurs in the Xinjiang region.

US Senate on Thursday passed a bill calling for sanctions against those responsible for the repression of Uighurs and other Muslim groups in China. Also Read: Mike Pompeo accuses China of stealing American research on COVID-19 The bill introduced by Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged US President Trump to lead a tougher crackdown on China for its treatment of Uighurs in the Xinjiang region. China has consistently denied it mistreats Uighurs in its territory. The Senate's move comes as relations between the United States and China have deteriorated amid the coronavirus pandemic with the Trump administration blaming China for not taking early steps to combat the virus even as President Trump on Thursday threatened to "cut off" all ties with China while asserting that he does not want to talk to President Xi. The bill was passed unanimously with a roll call and will now be presented before the House of Representatives dominated by the Democrats, once approved it will be put before President Trump to sign into law. The US House of Representatives had earlier passed a bill demanding sanctions on senior Chinese officials and export bans over its crackdown on Uighurs. The Uighur Act of 2019 called on President Trump to impose sanctions on China's powerful politburo including sacntions on Xinjiang Communist Party secretary Chen Quanguo, who as a politburo member and a top official in the government. China retaliated by asserting that "price must be paid" while slaming the bill, saying it "viciously attacks the Chinese government's policy of governing Xinjiang."

US Senate passes bill to sanction China over repression of Uighurs

After the Chinese foreign ministry said <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mesut-ozil-deceived-by-fake-news-will-be-pleased-to-see-him-go-to-xinjiang-china-268547">Arsenal football player Mesut</a> Ozil's "judgment was influenced by untruthful remarks" over the persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang province, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China cannot hide its "gross human rights violations perpetrated against Uighurs."

On Monday, China's foreign ministry spokesman had said that the Arsenal player was "deceived by fake news" on Xinjiang province while declaring that the country would be "pleased to see him going to Xinjiang and having a look".

In a social post which went viral on social media, the German football star had that in "east Turkistan, the bleeding wound of the Ummah, resisting against the persecutors trying to separate them from their religion. They burn their Qurans. They shut down their mosques. They ban their schools. They kill their holy men. The men are forced into camps and their families are forced to live with Chinese men."

"The women are forced to marry Chinese men."

"But Muslims are silent. They won’t make a noise. They have abandoned them. Don’t they know that giving consent for persecution is persecution itself?"

After Ozil's comments, China's state broadcaster CCTV had taken&nbsp;off the Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League game from its programming.

US secretary of state today in his Twitter post said that "China’s Communist Party propaganda outlets can censor Mesut Ozil and Arsenal games all season long, but the truth will prevail," adding, "The CCP can’t hide its gross human rights violations perpetrated against Uighurs and other religious faiths from the world."

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The United States and China have openly clashed over Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority. Earlier this month, the US House of Representatives had passed a bill requiring the US president to condemn abuses against Muslims even as it called for the closure of the camps in Xinjiang.

The Uighur bill was passed 407-1 in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. The bill also mandated the US president to impose sanctions on a member of China's politburo Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo.

After the Chinese foreign ministry said Arsenal football player Mesut Ozil's "judgment was influenced by untruthful remarks" over the persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang province, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China cannot hide its "gross human rights violations perpetrated against Uighurs.

After the Chinese foreign ministry said Arsenal football player Mesut Ozil's "judgment was influenced by untruthful remarks" over the persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang province, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China cannot hide its "gross human rights violations perpetrated against Uighurs." On Monday, China's foreign ministry spokesman had said that the Arsenal player was "deceived by fake news" on Xinjiang province while declaring that the country would be "pleased to see him going to Xinjiang and having a look". In a social post which went viral on social media, the German football star had that in "east Turkistan, the bleeding wound of the Ummah, resisting against the persecutors trying to separate them from their religion. They burn their Qurans. They shut down their mosques. They ban their schools. They kill their holy men. The men are forced into camps and their families are forced to live with Chinese men." "The women are forced to marry Chinese men." "But Muslims are silent. They won’t make a noise. They have abandoned them. Don’t they know that giving consent for persecution is persecution itself?" After Ozil's comments, China's state broadcaster CCTV had taken off the Manchester City vs Arsenal Premier League game from its programming. US secretary of state today in his Twitter post said that "China’s Communist Party propaganda outlets can censor Mesut Ozil and Arsenal games all season long, but the truth will prevail," adding, "The CCP can’t hide its gross human rights violations perpetrated against Uighurs and other religious faiths from the world." China’s Communist Party propaganda outlets can censor @MesutOzil1088 and @Arsenal’s games all season long, but the truth will prevail. The CCP can’t hide its gross #HumanRights violations perpetrated against Uighurs and other religious faiths from the world. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 17, 2019 × The United States and China have openly clashed over Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority. Earlier this month, the US House of Representatives had passed a bill requiring the US president to condemn abuses against Muslims even as it called for the closure of the camps in Xinjiang. The Uighur bill was passed 407-1 in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. The bill also mandated the US president to impose sanctions on a member of China's politburo Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo.

China can censor Ozil but cannot hide human rights violations against Uighurs: Pompeo

It's not just Pakistani girls who are trafficked to China, but Beijing is fast gaining notoriety as the trafficking capital of the world.

On WION edit, we will dig deep into china's trafficking problem. At the heart of this brutal human rights violation is China's one-child policy for 35 years, Chinese couples were allowed to have only one child.

The rule was relaxed in 2015, but the repercussions continue. There are 34 million more men in china than women.

This is because of an overwhelming preference for boys due to the one-child policy. Like trafficking, abortions of female foetuses, as well as cases of female infanticide, have also risen.

The restriction on women's reproductive rights continues because the communist state maintains its own 'right' to restrict family size.

This is a draconian demographic control that has turned into a human rights disaster. The case of missing girls of China has forced trafficking of girls to China.

Not only Pakistan, but bride trafficking from northern Myanmar to china has also risen. Many of these women belong to ethnic minorities in Myanmar.

Women facing harassment at home are lured by promises of employment in China. Once they reach China, they are sold for anywhere between $3000-$3,000.

These women are put in jails and then sold to produce babies as quickly as possible. Trafficked, turned into sex slaves and then child-bearing machines.

If you wonder why such a large-scale problem has never caused a public furore, here is the answer:

Violence against women is not a priority for most of these governments.

And they cannot take on China as they depend on Beijing and they won't risk the relationship for women.

Earlier this year, China's police said that it has rescued over a thousand South-East Asian female trafficking victims and arrested as many suspects.

But there are no follow-up reports on the statement. Women and children are trafficked for prostitution and men from these countries are trafficked for forced labour.

These people are threatened to work for long hours in agriculture, logging, construction, mining and garment industries, often without any breaks.

There are no laws to stop such crimes against humanity. Two years ago, the US state department placed China in tier-3 on a trafficking list.

China is the trafficking hub of the world. it ratified the u-n trafficking prohibition protocol in 2009, but china's own law remains sketchy...

Punishment for forced labour is just 3 years in jail and traffickers often escape without action. And China escapes because of its economic might.

But the world just cannot sit and watch this gruesome violation unfold because Beijing has money. Trafficking is a blatant murder of human rights, China must be stopped. 
 
(Disclaimer: WION Edit is the channel's take on the big events of the world)

It's not just Pakistani girls who are trafficked to China, but Beijing is fast gaining notoriety as the trafficking capital of the world. On WION edit, we will dig deep into china's trafficking problem.

It's not just Pakistani girls who are trafficked to China, but Beijing is fast gaining notoriety as the trafficking capital of the world. On WION edit, we will dig deep into china's trafficking problem. At the heart of this brutal human rights violation is China's one-child policy for 35 years, Chinese couples were allowed to have only one child. The rule was relaxed in 2015, but the repercussions continue. There are 34 million more men in china than women. This is because of an overwhelming preference for boys due to the one-child policy. Like trafficking, abortions of female foetuses, as well as cases of female infanticide, have also risen. The restriction on women's reproductive rights continues because the communist state maintains its own 'right' to restrict family size. This is a draconian demographic control that has turned into a human rights disaster. The case of missing girls of China has forced trafficking of girls to China. Not only Pakistan, but bride trafficking from northern Myanmar to china has also risen. Many of these women belong to ethnic minorities in Myanmar. Women facing harassment at home are lured by promises of employment in China. Once they reach China, they are sold for anywhere between $3000-$3,000. These women are put in jails and then sold to produce babies as quickly as possible. Trafficked, turned into sex slaves and then child-bearing machines. If you wonder why such a large-scale problem has never caused a public furore, here is the answer: Violence against women is not a priority for most of these governments. And they cannot take on China as they depend on Beijing and they won't risk the relationship for women. Earlier this year, China's police said that it has rescued over a thousand South-East Asian female trafficking victims and arrested as many suspects. But there are no follow-up reports on the statement. Women and children are trafficked for prostitution and men from these countries are trafficked for forced labour. These people are threatened to work for long hours in agriculture, logging, construction, mining and garment industries, often without any breaks. There are no laws to stop such crimes against humanity. Two years ago, the US state department placed China in tier-3 on a trafficking list. China is the trafficking hub of the world. it ratified the u-n trafficking prohibition protocol in 2009, but china's own law remains sketchy... Punishment for forced labour is just 3 years in jail and traffickers often escape without action. And China escapes because of its economic might. But the world just cannot sit and watch this gruesome violation unfold because Beijing has money. Trafficking is a blatant murder of human rights, China must be stopped. (Disclaimer: WION Edit is the channel's take on the big events of the world)

WION Edit: Inside China's human trafficking problem

China on Monday vowed it would "never be soft" in its crackdown in Xinjiang, after a massive leak of government documents shed new light on the mass detention of Muslims in the far-west region.

Over <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/leaked-chinese-government-documents-show-details-of-xinjiang-clampdown-report-262676">400 pages of internal papers obtained by the New York Times</a> showed that President Xi Jinping ordered officials to act with "absolutely no mercy" against separatism and extremism in Xinjiang.

The documents, leaked by an unnamed official, included unpublished speeches by Xi as well as directives on the surveillance and control of the Uighur minority, the newspaper reported on Saturday.

China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Monday accused the Times of "turning a blind eye to the facts" while "taking meaning out of context to publicise so-called internal documents, slander and smear counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation efforts in Xinjiang".

"China will never be soft in its fight against violent terrorists," Geng said at a regular press briefing.

Human rights groups and outside experts say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been rounded up in a network of internment camps across the fractious region.

China, after initially denying the camps existed, describes them as vocational schools aimed at dampening the allure of Islamist extremism and violence through education and job training.

Geng said that "thousands of violent terrorist incidents occurred in Xinjiang" between the 1990s and 2016, but current policies had prevented any attacks in the past three years.

"The leaked papers clearly reveal and confirm what has been going on in Xinjiang with regard to the all-out suppression and control of the non-Han peoples there (and elsewhere in China), including the massive detention and forced education camps," Fei-Ling Wang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, told AFP.

At the same time, Wang said the leak showed the Chinese Communist Party is "not nearly as monolithic as the Party pretends".

The Times said the papers were leaked by a member of the Chinese political establishment who requested anonymity and expressed hope that the disclosure would prevent the leadership, including Xi, from "escaping culpability" for the mass detentions.

The documents included the confession of one local official, Wang Yongzhi, who was punished for releasing more than 7,000 people from camps in Xinjiang.

Wang feared that "rounding up so many people would knowingly fan conflict and deepen resentment", the Times reported.

Geng said at his briefing Monday that "officials and members of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang fully support" the government's policies in the region.

China on Monday vowed it would "never be soft" in its crackdown in Xinjiang, after a massive leak of government documents shed new light on the mass detention of Muslims in the far-west region.

China on Monday vowed it would "never be soft" in its crackdown in Xinjiang, after a massive leak of government documents shed new light on the mass detention of Muslims in the far-west region. Over 400 pages of internal papers obtained by the New York Times showed that President Xi Jinping ordered officials to act with "absolutely no mercy" against separatism and extremism in Xinjiang. The documents, leaked by an unnamed official, included unpublished speeches by Xi as well as directives on the surveillance and control of the Uighur minority, the newspaper reported on Saturday. China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Monday accused the Times of "turning a blind eye to the facts" while "taking meaning out of context to publicise so-called internal documents, slander and smear counter-terrorism and de-radicalisation efforts in Xinjiang". "China will never be soft in its fight against violent terrorists," Geng said at a regular press briefing. Human rights groups and outside experts say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been rounded up in a network of internment camps across the fractious region. China, after initially denying the camps existed, describes them as vocational schools aimed at dampening the allure of Islamist extremism and violence through education and job training. Geng said that "thousands of violent terrorist incidents occurred in Xinjiang" between the 1990s and 2016, but current policies had prevented any attacks in the past three years. "The leaked papers clearly reveal and confirm what has been going on in Xinjiang with regard to the all-out suppression and control of the non-Han peoples there (and elsewhere in China), including the massive detention and forced education camps," Fei-Ling Wang, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, told AFP. At the same time, Wang said the leak showed the Chinese Communist Party is "not nearly as monolithic as the Party pretends". The Times said the papers were leaked by a member of the Chinese political establishment who requested anonymity and expressed hope that the disclosure would prevent the leadership, including Xi, from "escaping culpability" for the mass detentions. The documents included the confession of one local official, Wang Yongzhi, who was punished for releasing more than 7,000 people from camps in Xinjiang. Wang feared that "rounding up so many people would knowingly fan conflict and deepen resentment", the Times reported. Geng said at his briefing Monday that "officials and members of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang fully support" the government's policies in the region.

Won't be soft in fight against 'violent terrorists': China defends Xinjiang crackdown after massive document leak