https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7 en-us 2023-10-07 21:53:16 UTC 2023-10-07 23:04:38 UTC hello@padlet.com koolaidguyjb https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736727622 2023-10-07 22:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736727622 koolaidguyjb https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736730313 2023-10-07 22:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736730313 koolaidguyjb https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736731257 2023-10-07 22:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736731257 koolaidguyjb https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736731655 2023-10-07 22:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736731655 koolaidguyjb https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736735693 The country that I chose was China and the national conflict being the Uighur (or Uyghur) people being unwelcomed in the country. The first image shows a prison where many Uighurs reside in these so-called “ ‘political education’ camps [where] they are subject are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment” (Wang 2023). Although you cannot see what is going on inside, probably, because China wants it that way, one can imagine the atrocities and inhumane acts that are occurring to the Uighur people. The third image demonstrates possibly hundreds of prisoners on their knees and their hands on their heads awaiting possible punishment and reeducation. This image goes to show how many prisoners are taken into custody and will have to cram into prisons having to face anything the Chinese government deems necessary simply because they practice Islam and do not share the same culture or values of the Chinese people. The second and fourth image show protestors speaking out against the imprisonment of the Uigur people in China. One is from an article where one Uighur academic, Rahile Dawut, was imprisoned after she “endanger[ed] state security” (Athens Buruea 2023). The other is protestors in Turkey demanding that China “STOP the Uyghur genocide”. This goes to show that even though these crimes are being committed in China they have an international impact as people and actors from other states will often get involved in other nation’s affairs since they may relate to those people or simply feel some sort of obligation to protest and try to enact change. All of these images evoke many emotions both for the Uighur people and against the Chinese government. All four show how severe and widespread this problem is in China. Although none of these images show the true cruelty that is being done to the unlucky Uighurs one can begin to imagine how many horrible things have been done to them and will continue to be done if nothing is done about it. The protestors show how they are attempting to get media attention for this issue so that the Uighurs get justice and their dignity back. One cannot help but feel some sort of sympathy toward the Uighur people and look at the Chinese government with disdain since all of this is happening in our current 'modern' world. It is interesting how one cannot find images or videos of the actual violence against the Uighur and this reminded me of when Clarissa Ward was in China and they were chased down after the bystanders who witnessed the beating of a Uighur. Sometimes a country's government and its people may wish to keep certain things hidden so as to not let anyone know preventing uprisings and outside interference.]]> 2023-10-07 22:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/koolaidguyjb/gi29o41szv3iert7/wish/2736735693