China’s 'War on Terror' uproots families, leaked data shows

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Emer Memtimin, a shoe seller born to an imam, went on a Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca without state approval. That was enough to land him in a Chinese detention camp, according to data obtained by The AP.

run in secret. Another set of documents leaked to the New York Times revealed the historical lead-up to the mass detention.

“It underscores the witch-hunt mindset of the government, and how the government criminalizes everything,” said Adrian Zenz, an expert on the detention centers and senior fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, D.C. Even in Karakax county, famed for its intellectuals and scholars, Emer stood out as one of the most renowned teachers in the region. Muhammad studied the Quran under Emer for six years as a kid, following him from house to house in an effort to dodge the authorities. Muhammad said Emer was so respected that the police would phone him with warnings ahead of time before raiding classes at his modest, single-story home of brick and mud.

Muhammad called the charges false. Emer had stopped his preaching, practiced a moderate Central Asian sect of Islam rather than Wahhabism and never dreamed of hurting others, let alone stirring up “terrorism,” Muhammad said. The database indicates much of this information is collected by teams of cadres stationed at mosques, sent to visit homes and posted in communities. This information is then compiled in a dossier called the “three circles”, encompassing their relatives, community, and religious background.

 

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Funny how none of the Muslim countries have said a word about this. Not a peep.

China=North Korea

Meh

No shit

I hope the nba big wigs read this

China just tried to convince them 72 virgins don't exist.

If he obeyed the law he wouldn’t be in jail. No sympathy for criminals.

I'm thinking kinda woo shoo kung Fu versus schimitar type of thing

Hello it’s CHINA! It’s unfortunate and all but it’s not anything new!

Walking on streets can get you detained too? I'm spechless.

Good grief. When are we gonna get rid of dictators?

Can I go to Mecca ?

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