Uighur Muslims: Indonesian Muslims protest China’s treatment of Uighurs

Uighur Muslims: Indonesian Muslims protest China’s treatment of Uighurs

Part of: GS Prelims 

In news:

• Nearly  thousand Muslims marched to the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia’s capital  to protest China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslims

Value addition For Prelims:

• Uigurs, are a minority Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia.
• The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
• China rejects the idea of them being an indigenous group
• Since 2016, it is estimated that over a million Uyghurs have been detained in Xinjiang re-education camps.(UN)
• International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the main feature of the camps is to ensure adherence to Chinese Communist Party ideology.