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Leak indicates arbitrary arrests by Xinjiang authorities

Sayragul Sauytbay hält ein Schild hoch
The laureate of the Nuremberg Human Rights Award Sayragul Sauytbay from Xinjiang remembers the long list of arbitrary reasons for internment.
The Chinese government constantly justifies its severe crackdown on Uyghurs in Xinjiang as an anti-terrorism campaign. But a list with the names of detainees and the reasons for their detainment reveals how arbitrary the region’s security forces put people behind bars. Even downloading the messenger service Whatsapp can spell doom for Uyghurs.
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Marcel Grzanna
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The reasons for detaining Uyghurs in Xinjiang are based less on clear violations of the law than on the suspicion and arbitrariness of Chinese security forces. This is revealed by a list from the Chinese police with more than 10,000 names of detainees, obtained by Uyghur exile groups from Xinjiang. News agency AFP gained insight into the list and reports of vaguely formulated arrest reasons. These include “gathering a crowd to disturb social order,” “promoting extremism” or “provoking quarrels and stirring up troubles”.

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