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information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

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This is when there are lists of the targeted group made in order to more easily round them up and prepare for the next stage. Victims may be put in concentration camps. Massacres begin. (We do not know how many have been killed in this case at this time. It could be non, it could be the thousands who haven't been heard from since entering "re-education camps")

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Short descriptions about who's who and what's where from the BBC

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Short descriptions about who's who and what's where from the BBC

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45474279

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Classification - The action or process of classifying someone or something according to shared qualities or characteristics, such as religion, ethnicity, race or nationality.

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Video of research being done on "re-education camps"

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Video of research being done on "re-education camps"

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The Uighur Muslims are being targeted because China sees them as a terrorist group/threat.

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Denial: the action of declaring something to be untrue or a statement that something is not true

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The group in power uses law, custom, and political power to take away rights from the targeted group

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This is when the groups in power begin building troops and stronger military forces. They make it sound like they are doing the right thing for the people. The major group will instill fear of the victimized groups in the rest of the people

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As shown in the film, there a several parts where officers are seen to be tapping on the windows of cars that have journalists filming or scenes where officers block the camera. This is important to notice because it shows the fact that the people in China do not want others to know about what is happening. This also then clearly shows denial because the people are pretending nothing is happening and hiding what is happening. Additionally, the victims are denying that any of this is happening so that they do not draw attention to themselves. This is shown in the film when a family is visiting their father who is at a detention center in China and the father attempts to cover up the camera to protect his family.

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The Chinese Government has been targeting the Uighurs because the Uighurs are seen as threats to national security.

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Because some of the Uighur are extremists there is a generalization created by the government that everyone is.  

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Because some of the Uighur are extremists there is a generalization created by the government that everyone is.  

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/18/uighur-leader-we-have-plans-for-many-attacks-in-china/?utm_term=.6f0b70b77747

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Many in China are subject to "free health scans" which include blood tests, facial scans, voice recordings, and fingerprinting. When patients ask for the results of their health scans, they are denied the right.

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/business/china-xinjiang-uighur-dna-thermo-fisher.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUighurs%20(Chinese%20Ethnic%20Group)

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This is when the victimized group is separated from the other groups

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Some Muslims in Xingjiang are religious extremists, so the government rounds up people from Xinjiang and puts them under detention. They do not bother to filter through who they round up and put everyone, terrorist or not, in detention centers. This could also be know as indiscriminate "terrorist" removal because the government is assuming that everyone is a terrorist and those who are actually innocent are swept up into the conflict.

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People have begun protesting the poor treatment of the Uighur Muslims

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People have begun protesting the poor treatment of the Uighur Muslims

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Family members of the people detained in camps have begun asking for photos of their loved ones. The family members on the outside are not told whether or not their relatives are alive, dead, sick, or suffering. No one is told what is happening to them.

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47301766

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Massacres of the targeted group begin in order to destroy the group

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Luckily, the Chinese government has not reached this stage, but it could very soon.

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Luckily, the Chinese government has not reached this stage, but it could very soon.

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We do not know if the people who have been taken into camps and not returned are dead or alive. China is being watched, and for now, we must wait and see what happens.

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This is when the targeted group is given names or symbols in order to make them easily identifiable

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When the group in power denies the humanity of people. Members of the targeted group are treated like animals, vermin, insects or disease.

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People in the region not being targeted are silenced

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People in the region not being targeted are silenced

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When interviewed, non-targeted people in the Xinjiang region respond with things like "this is a happy place," and journalists are followed, monitored, detained, and stopped from filming or other methods of recording

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Turkey has called on China to close its detention camps following the reported death of a renowned musician from the ethnic Uighur minority.

Abdurehim Heyit is thought to have been serving an eight-year sentence in the Xinjiang region, where up to a million Uighurs are reportedly being detained.

A statement from Turkey's foreign ministry said they were being subjected to "torture" in "concentration camps".

China described the comments as "completely unacceptable".

The Uighurs are a Muslim Turkic-speaking minority based in the north-west Xinjiang region of China, which has come under intense surveillance by Chinese authorities.

Their language is close to Turkish and a significant number of Uighurs have fled to Turkey from China in recent years.

So far few Muslim-majority countries have joined in public international condemnation of the allegations. Analysts say many fear political and economic retaliation from China.

What did Turkey say?

In a statement issued on Saturday, foreign ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said: "It is no longer a secret that more than a million Uighur Turks exposed to arbitrary arrests are subjected to torture and political brainwashing" in prisons, adding that those not detained were "under great pressure".

"The reintroduction of concentration camps in the 21st century and the systematic assimilation policy of Chinese authorities against the Uighur Turks is a great embarrassment for humanity," Mr Aksoy said.

He also said the reports of Heyit's death "further strengthened the Turkish public's reaction to the serious human rights violations in Xinjiang" and called on UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "to take effective steps to end the human tragedy" there.

China's hidden camps

The long read: China's hidden camps

Explainer: China's Muslim 'crackdown'

Xinjiang legalises 're-education' camps

Rights groups say Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities are being detained indefinitely without charge for infractions like refusing to give a DNA sample, speaking in a minority language, or arguing with officials.

What was Beijing's response?

In a statement quoted by the Associated Press, China through its embassy in Ankara called on Turkey to withdraw its "false accusations".

"Both China and Turkey face the arduous task of fighting terrorism. We are opposed to maintaining double standards on the question of fighting terrorism," it said.

"We hope the Turkish side will have a correct understanding of the efforts made by China to legally deploy measures to effectively fight terrorism and extremism, withdraw its false accusations and take measures to eliminate their harmful effects."

Beijing claims that the detention camps in Xinjiang are "vocational education centres" designed to help rid the region of terrorism.

Speaking last October, the top Chinese official in Xinjiang, Shohrat Zakir, said "trainees" in the camps were grateful for the opportunity to "reflect on their mistakes".

What do we know about Heyit's fate?

Amnesty International said it was very concerned about reports of his death, which has not been officially confirmed.

Heyit was a celebrated player of the Dutar, a two-stringed instrument that is notoriously hard to master. At one time, he was venerated across China. He studied music in Beijing and later performed with national arts troupes.

Heyit's detention reportedly stemmed from a song he performed titled Fathers. It takes its lyrics from a Uighur poem calling on younger generations to respect the sacrifices of those before them.

But three words in the lyrics - "martyrs of war" - apparently led Chinese authorities to conclude that Heyit presented a terrorist threat.

Who are the Uighurs?

The Uighurs make up about 45% of the population in Xinjiang.

They see themselves as culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations.

In recent decades, large numbers of Han Chinese (China's ethnic majority) have migrated to Xinjiang, and the Uighurs feel their culture and livelihoods are under threat.

Xinjiang is officially designated as an autonomous region within China, like Tibet to its south.

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Shut detention camps, Turkey tells China

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Turkey has called on China to close its detention camps following the reported death of a renowned musician from the ethnic Uighur minority. Abdurehim Heyit is thought to have been serving an eight-year sentence in the Xinjiang region, where up to a million Uighurs are reportedly being detained.

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Quote from an escapee of a "re-education camp" in China

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Quote from an escapee of a "re-education camp" in China

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"In Chinese they call it re-education camps to teach people but if they wanted to educate, why do they handcuff people? They detain Kazakhs because they're Muslims. Why imprison them? China's aim is to turn Kazakhs into Chinese. They want to erase the whole ethnicity,"

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47157111

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The Chinese government has kept a strong grip on the Xinjiang region where the Uighur Muslims live

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The Chinese government has kept a strong grip on the Xinjiang region where the Uighur Muslims live

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/business/china-xinjiang-uighur-dna-thermo-fisher.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUighurs%20(Chinese%20Ethnic%20Group)

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DNA is used to make lists of people who have Uighur lineage

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DNA is used to make lists of people who have Uighur lineage

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The government performs genetic scans on the data collected from the "free health scans" mentioned in the discrimination column, and if you have DNA that matches that of Uighur lineage, you are subject to forced entry of "re-education camps"

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/business/china-xinjiang-uighur-dna-thermo-fisher.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUighurs%20(Chinese%20Ethnic%20Group)

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Groups and Groups of "Rifle Toting" Soldiers Parading Them throughout the Capital of Xinjiang 

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Groups and Groups of "Rifle Toting" Soldiers Parading Them throughout the Capital of Xinjiang 

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The Chinese government has been bring in groups and groups of "rifle toting" soldiers and parading them throughout the capital of Xinjiang in an attempt to scare off terrorists. The government declares this a counter-terrorism method.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/20/chinese-troops-stage-show-of-force-in-xinjiang-and-vow-to-relentlessly-beat-separatists

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You must be wondering what they are. Easiest answer; detention centers. China is just calling them "re-education camps" to justify what they are doing. But all they are used for is to strip the targeted group of their religious freedom.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30722268

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"Beijing says terrorists must be chased down like rats in the street." - BBC

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"Beijing says terrorists must be chased down like rats in the street." - BBC

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47187170

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/business/china-xinjiang-uighur-dna-thermo-fisher.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUighurs%20(Chinese%20Ethnic%20Group)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47157111

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-47210039

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/world/asia/china-xinjiang-uighur-intellectuals.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FUighurs%20(Chinese%20Ethnic%20Group)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-47301766

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45474279

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30722268

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/20/chinese-troops-stage-show-of-force-in-xinjiang-and-vow-to-relentlessly-beat-separatists

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/03/18/uighur-leader-we-have-plans-for-many-attacks-in-china/?utm_term=.6f0b70b77747

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China is labeling all and any Uighur Muslims as "terrorists" in order to make other people hate or fear them

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"A similar image shows an axe with the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China crushing terrorists, again appearing in sinister black." - BBC

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"A similar image shows an axe with the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China crushing terrorists, again appearing in sinister black." - BBC

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"Armed security forces are a common sight on the streets of Xinjiang." -BBC

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"Armed security forces are a common sight on the streets of Xinjiang." -BBC

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The officers and soldiers are shown with doves to express that they have peace.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/16/world/asia/xinjiang-china-forced-labor-camps-uighurs.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/07/uighur-leaders-warn-chinas-actions-could-be-precursors-to-genocide

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/asia/uyghur-china-xinjiang-interview-intl/index.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/china-releases-video-of-uighur-poet-said-to-have-died-in-custody

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"They are transformation centers, and they really are aimed at completely altering Uyghur culture and identity. It's kind of a surreal practice, I would say, that is definitely unprecedented in the 21st century," Sean Roberts, director of the International Development Studies Program at George Washington University, told CNN.

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"They are transformation centers, and they really are aimed at completely altering Uyghur culture and identity. It's kind of a surreal practice, I would say, that is definitely unprecedented in the 21st century," Sean Roberts, director of the International Development Studies Program at George Washington University, told CNN.

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This could be taken in a positive or negative way based on how you look at it. But it does say that The Chinese government is trying to change their whole culture because it is seen as a 'threat'.

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The Uighurs are a group of Islamic Muslims who live in the Xinjiang province in the Western part of China.

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Because of their specific religious beliefs and needs, the Chinese government views them as threats to the governmental ideals of the nation and to the security of the nation. Muslims from Xinjiang are labeled as "extremists" or "terrorists" in order to further separate the Chinese people from the Muslim Uighurs of Xinjiang.

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Uighurs are Being Targeted, Taken Away, and Put into a Detention Facility

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Uighurs are Being Targeted, Taken Away, and Put into a Detention Facility

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Uighurs often crammed into crowded detention centers where they will spend a long time in there. They are seen as people who need to be put down and then become below everyone else. "'We shall load our guns, draw our swords from their sheaths, throw hard punches and relentlessly beat, and strike hard without flinching at terrorists who must be brought down a peg or two,' Zhu was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinjiang Daily newspaper on Sunday." - The Guardian

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This is when the government will gather militia and prepare armies. This is the time in which plans for who to kill are made

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Concentration camps were created all over the region of Xinjiang. The Chinese Government sent many military men to keep things in order and prevent people from resisting.

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If you try to resist the soldiers who are there to bring you to detention centers, they wont refrain from use force.

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One death, is it really such a big deal?

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One death, is it really such a big deal?

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Abdurehim Heyit a Uighur poet and musician has died in imprisonment. He was serving an 80 year sentence. China claims that he "died" but he could have been killed. We don't know what truly happened to him. But your thinking one death isn't a big deal. People die all the time. But we don't know how he died. If he was killed by the Chinese government, then one could turn into millions. Even if it is over a long period of time, people are still losing their lives and we need to do something.

Read More Here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/china-releases-video-of-uighur-poet-said-to-have-died-in-custody