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Dec 14, 2019 · The star midfielder had criticised China on Instagram amid claims that the country is persecuting Uighur Muslims.
Dec 14, 2019 · BEIJING — The German soccer star Mesut Özil is the latest international sports celebrity to be at the center of controversy over China’s hard-line policies, igniting fury among Chinese internet...
Dec 14, 2019 · Arsenal have distanced the club from comments made by midfielder Mesut Ozil about the plight of Uighur Muslims. Ozil had criticised China amid allegations that the minority has suffered religious...
- The Truth Behind The Headlines...
- So, What’s Going on in North East China?
- Labelled 'Extremist' For Travelling
- What Happens at The Camps?
- Life After The Camps
- Crimes Against Humanity in China
Imagine if you were detained in a camp or prison because you travelled or studied abroad, or because you have Whatsapp on your phone. This is the reality for many Uighur people in China. Over the last few years, headlines have steadily emerged about alleged mass persecutions of a community called the Uighurs in China. German footballer Mesut Ozil c...
The Uighurs are a Muslim community in North East China who are experiencing ruthless persecution at the hands of the Chinese authorities. Through years of careful work, we have conducted hundreds of interviews on the ground and analysed satellite imagery and official Chinese documents, all of which indicate a mass-internment programme. It is the on...
The Uighurs are among the most closely watched population in the world. As well as facial recognition cameras everywhere, and unhindered access to people’s phones, Government employees can be assigned to live with a family in their home, with the sole purpose to watch their behaviour. The Chinese authorities have detained people for travelling with...
From the moment people enter the camps, they are stripped of personal autonomy and are subjected to a ceaseless campaign of indoctrination.Every moment of their day is regimented and there is no privacy. They are monitored when they eat, sleep and go to the toilet. Many reported they were physically punished if they spoke anything other than Mandar...
Many are held in the camps for between 9-18 months. When released they are either: 1. Sent home - but with severe restrictions of their human rights and constant surveillance, 2. Sent to work in factories, or 3. Sent to prisons Those who were sent home were subjected to surveillance and had to undergo regular evaluations with some being made to att...
We believe that the evidence we have collected means that the Chinese government has committed multiple crimes against humanity: 1. Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty in violation of fundamental rules of international law 2. Torture 3. Persecution We are calling for an independent and effective investigation into the alleg...
China is no longer broadcasting an international soccer game Sunday after Arsenal player Mesut Özil criticized the country over its mass detention of Muslims.
Dec 16, 2019 · Former Germany midfielder Mesut Özil has criticized Muslim countries for not speaking up for minorities subjected to abuse in China. More than 1 million people have been sent to reeducation...
Dec 18, 2019 · Mesut Ozil’s social media post about the political situation in Xinjiang has prompted an angry response from the Chinese authorities. The Arsenal footballer’s accusation that China is persecuting the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority has been dismissed by Beijing as “fake news”.
