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.
