He's not welcome in the country. He can't even phone his mother. She said it was better if he didn't, because every time he did, police would show up at her door. So, when Elkun's father died in 2017, there was no way he could go back to China for the burial. To be closer to his family, he would view his father's grave on Google Earth."I know exactly where his tomb is," Elkun told CNN in his north London home.
Leaked documents reveal China's brutal treatment of Muslims 05:25But leaked documents released by international media in November detailed a co-ordinated program of"ideological" re-education in heavily fortified detention centers, undermining Beijing's narrative.It isn't the first evidence of a coordinated campaign against Uyghur citizens. Multiple former detainees have told CNN they were tortured inside the camps and forced to pledge loyalty to China's Communist Party.
Mesut Ozil vs. China: Arsenal star makes human rights stand 02:51Gathering places Cemeteries are important in every culture, but perhaps more so in Uyghur culture. Cemeteries are central to village life, a place to meet and connect one generation to the last."It's akin for an American to see Arlington cemetery razed and the tomb of the unknown soldier dug up and paved over," said Thum.
Reporter: Uyghurs say camps meant to eradicate culture 03:30'Cultural genocide'Aziz Isa Elkun doesn't know what happened to his father's remains.Contacting his remaining family in Xinjiang, he believes, is too dangerous. For those living in the region, contact with the outside world often brings increased police scrutiny.Amnesty International has reported that those who take calls from abroad are sometimes detained by authorities.
I could become a journalist if writing a report just needs to talk to one person, check some pictures online and no need to go on site to get the firsthand materials. I cannot image how bad quality it will be.
Can’t believe this happened! How dare they do that?!
Olympics ＃CCPchina_is_terrorist BoycottChina stopbeijing2022
CCP China is carrying out a complete genocide of Uyghurs, and now even the dead cannot rest in peace... China_is_terrorist
I see nothing wrong here.
Don't forget invading Tibet and forcing out the DalaiLama & Buddhism This is not new
This is not new in China During cultural revolution (1960s), CCP destroyed almost all ancestral halls and cemeteries all over China The goal of CCP is to eliminate all existing culture and replace with propaganda of CCP
I guess in order to reform culture, they're starting from scratch and build it from fondation and up...
Xinjiang is full of resources for china's silk road business
MaybeImadreame1
The world need to BoycottChina for what they did you Uyghurs and HongKong! And the PoliceBrutality was elevated in recent months.Please consider MagnitskyAct and StandWithHongKong
The Uyghur poet can only access his father's graveyard through Google Earth. Now CCP even deprived him of the opportunity to pay respect to his father online. In order to achieve genocide, the CCP don't hesitate to do all evil things. SaveUyghur
paullo819 你们把人都炸了，多报报那边的事吧。
CCP is so evil and brutal in eradicating a culture!
This is another form of 'Genocide' to the Uyghur's Ancestors. Shameful😤
Racial identity is gradually being wiped out. Imagine how sad Uyghur were when they saw this GIF😕 StandwithUyghurs FightForFreedom
The right decition. It s the only way to contain the muslim infestation!
CCP = Evil antichinazi BoycottChina
Those who don't know the truth about China, please shut up, please understand the truth! Please report truthfully. Thank you
China has no respect to basic human rights at all. China_is_terrorist
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Is it true?
Indoctrination is an inexpensive and humane alternative to air bombings and missile killings.
Still continue to boil and skin dogs alive though?
Chi-coms are smart
Let's not encourage Donald right now to take out a significant Chinese General because of their treatment on Muslims.
子虚乌有，杯弓蛇影的东西你也敢拿出来？似乎，好像，大概，可能，也许，你懂吗？
GeoCulturalism 4 ur GeoPolitics...?(Geographymatters...?)
The west is paying a huge price by not doing what China is doing. China learnt from mistakes made by US, UK, Germany & India.
Outrageous; however, the final image of the gif is clearly a very bad photoshopping job.
Need some distraction from yr Iran mess
So evil and outrageous!
Ruthless nation
There's no point to destroy the cemeteries, CCP is just insane
FreeUyghur now
China tried to remove traditional culture from Uyghurs. antichinazi
Seaotte30604563 Scary asf
Imagine if those people chanting death to America and shooting rockets at government building were in the USA. That’s how China feels.
You speak like farting. China is a multi-ethnic country. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand.
So? Stupid Americans put Trump in office. Worry about something that can be changed.
China is outrageous! Uyghurs can't even rest in peace in China. That's heartbreaking 😢 freeuyghurs BoycottBeijing2022
ImranKhanPTI fawadchaudhry update yourself
China would do anything to wipe out the Uyghurs. The CCP plans to do conduct genocide! Destroy graves yards, wiping out the cemetery of Uyghurs’ ancestors! They can’t even pay tribute to dead relatives. ChinaCommunistParty is truly evil! Horrid. Must end their evil acts.
This is not surprising this is China folks ...history
This is all propoganda. The Uighur Muslims are migrants from Parts of the erstwhile USSR. They're basically s martial people whom China is re educating & trying to bring into the mainstream. Chinese have been endorsed by 28 Muslim majority nations incl Saudi- Pak. No genocides
It's commonly done in the US. Even by the government (here, the TVA). The reporters at are both bigoted against China and not very smart.
Yet... with war looming on the horizon with Iran... China will still side with them over the U.S..
Based! They had decades to assimilate but they chose not to.
you liar, when will you be tired of defaming other country?
The liar who makes a lie, cnn
Look at the land under American's feet, there are lots of Indian bloods and graves.
And where is the Islamic worlds outrage over China’s desecration of muslim graves
BeLightHK And.....so?
This is totally absurd. Unlike western countries, our land is not private but owned by the state, so not just minority Muslim in China but all Chinese have to put their deceased family in public cemetry. Any act of violation of burial will be seen as illegal.
CHINAZI China
There's also videos leaked of them packing the Uighurs onto buses to ship to concentration camps
The Chinese govermnent is guilty of so many atrocities. Just like another log on the fire.
America complaining about cruelty to Muslims? This must be a joke.
This is horrible!!
Let's boycott Huawei now. standwithuyghur EastTurkistan
😑 what a shame.
Hong Kong protesters are more patriotic than NBA nytimes TheDemocrats Quite amazing people Hong Kong wave flags Britain (that released rule back to China 1997) and America instead their own country China flag! GOP realDonaldTrump carldemaio .
Protesters in Hong Kong Stand against authority Red China With courage to be free They have not bowed to brutality Have not run from Tear Gas or Bullet THE PEOPLE Hong Kong Fight for Freedom The True Person of Year GOP realDonaldTrump carldemaio
'Coordinated Campaign to control Islamic beliefs and Muslim...' well, tell me one place in this dam world where you wanna live under Islamic beliefs and Muslim laws! They're just right!
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