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=== [[China]] === {{Further|Antireligious campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party}} [[Uyghurs]] or Uighurs are an [[Ethnoreligious group|ethnic and religious]] [[minority group]] in [[China]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Holder|first=Ross|date=27 March 2019|title=On the Intersectionality of Religious and Racial Discrimination: A Case Study on the Applicability of ICERD with Respect to China's Uyghur Muslim Minority|url=https://brill.com/view/journals/rhrs/14/1/article-p1_1.xml|journal=Religion & Human Rights|language=en|volume=14|issue=1|pages=1β30|doi=10.1163/18710328-13021144|s2cid=150640090|issn=1871-031X|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Their identity is based on the [[Islam|Islamic religion]] and has roots in the former [[East Turkestan|East Turkistan]] culture.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Brennan|title=What is happening with the Uighurs in China?|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/uighurs/|access-date=30 September 2020|website=PBS NewsHour}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite news|date=26 September 2014|title=Why is there tension between China and the Uighurs?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26414014|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref> They reside in [[Xinjiang]], an autonomous region situated in the west of the country.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{cite news|date=24 November 2019|title=Data leak details China's 'brainwashing system'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50511063|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> This group is persecuted by the Chinese government due to its perceived threat to the nation's security and identity. The Chinese government believes that the Uyghurs have [[Secession in China|separatist]], [[Islamic extremism|extremist]], and [[Islamic terrorism|terrorist]] thoughts.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> It has detained around one million Uyghurs in [[Xinjiang internment camps|camps]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> According to the Chinese government, these camps are created to re-educate the minority [[Muslims]] by learning about the negative consequences of extremism.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4">{{cite news|last=Graham-Harrison|first=Emma|date=24 September 2020|title=China has built 380 internment camps in Xinjiang, study finds|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/24/china-has-built-380-internment-camps-in-xinjiang-study-finds|access-date=30 September 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Detainees are punished in these camps.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0" /> The treatment of the Uyghurs violates their [[human rights]] because they are forcibly sent to the camps for an indefinite period of time.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> The discrimination against the Uyghurs comes in many forms. Some apparent restrictions include banning religious veils or robes in public.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> The training camps serve to inculcate beliefs that are congruent with the beliefs of the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /> Subjected to abuse and suppression in China, some Uyghurs who were seeking refuge resettled in different parts of the world. In June 2021, it was reported that the Uyghurs were being detained even outside China. Following the diplomatic relations of China with the UAE, Uyghurs living in Dubai were subjected to arrest, prolonged detention and deportation to China. China allegedly requested for the deportation of Uyghurs from three Arab countries, including the UAE. The global influence of Beijing has even resulted in the expansion of religious discrimination against the Uyghur Muslims who are residing abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/08/middleeast/uyghur-arab-muslim-china-disappearances-cmd-intl/index.html|title=Uyghurs are being deported from Muslim countries, raising concerns about China's growing reach|access-date=8 June 2021|website=CNN|date=8 June 2021 }}</ref>
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