As Ch!na’s expansionist jingoism is revealed to the world, the worst victims of its occupation, the Uyghur Muslims, have found hope that their story will be heard by the world and they’ll be rescued. So, who are Uyghurs? A Thread:
#ChinaTorturesUyghurs
#ChinaTorturesUyghurs
Uyghyrs Muslims are ethnic Turks native of East Turkestan also known as Ch!na’s (autonomous)Xinjiang province. Their unique Islamic culture different is misrepresented as a major threat by the communist govt. of Ch!na. (1/n) https://bbc.in/2zIphe5
The communist government’s hatred of Uyghurs’ Muslim faith & fear of their unique identity over majority Han ethnicity gave rise to state sponsored demographic changes in East Turkestan in 1950s. (2/n)
https://bit.ly/2YKppSF
https://bit.ly/2YKppSF
Then began the execution of the larger plan of Communist party of Ch!na to erase Uyghurs off the map of Xinjiang through genocide, rapes,mass exodus, torture and ‘re-education’. (3/n) https://bit.ly/2CescMh
Words cannot explain the horrific torture Uyghurs face from the Ch!nese- their women raped, houses run down, men abducted, children separated- but biggest crime against them is denying them the right to practice Islam. (4/n) https://on.cfr.org/2Y9UCQ6
Ch!na’s dictator regime is designed to isolate information from the world so for decades, Uyghurs were left to suffer in silence. However some brave journalists have been able to peak into the gory world of Uyghur genocide: (5/n)
As the word got out & China’s mask slipped, revealing its murderous Islamophobia, support started pouring in from various human rights groups all over the world. (6/n) https://bit.ly/3fA4AQH
Ch!na, being a bully, continues to deny it but more shocking is the denial of major Islamic countries who not only support Ch!na’s systemic violence against Muslims but also contribute to their suffering. (7/n) https://bit.ly/3hydhNc
Last year when 22 countries challenged Ch!na’s crackdown on Uyghur muslims, 37 nations defended China on it, among 14 members of OIC including Pakistan. (n/n) https://cnn.it/30VqFoD