'Organised cruelty': who are the Uighurs and why does China want to 'round them up'?

A bombshell leak of internal Chinese Communist Party documents has reignited scrutiny of what Beijing is doing to Muslim minority groups, especially Uighurs, in the western province of Xinjiang.

'Organised cruelty': who are the Uighurs and why does China want to 'round them up'? 2230123_1574045624947

'Organised cruelty': who are the Uighurs and why does China want to 'round them up'? 2230123_1574045624947

The trove of papers has provided rare insights into the Chinese government’s brutal crackdown, which has been shrouded in secrecy. A growing body of evidence, from satellite data to first-hand testimony, has raised pressure on the Chinese government.

Criticisms of the Chinese government's mass detention of Uighurs are among the reasons that two Australian MPs, Andrew Hastie and James Paterson, were denied visas for a study trip to China in November.

So what is happening in Xinjiang? And who are the Uighurs?

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/organised-cruelty-who-are-the-uighurs-and-why-does-china-want-to-round-them-up-20191118-p53bn6.html

'Organised cruelty': who are the Uighurs and why does China want to 'round them up'?

'Organised cruelty': who are the Uighurs and why does China want to 'round them up'?

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