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China Embeds Cadres in Uyghur Homes During Ramadan

June 10th, 2017
Categories: News

Link: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/cadres-06082017164658.html

Authorities in northwest China’s Xinjiang region are doubling down on a bid to prevent Muslim Uyghurs from fasting and praying during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan by embedding Chinese officials in their homes. While authorities in Xinjiang have typically forced restaurants to stay open and restricted access to mosques during Ramadan to discourage traditional observation of the holy month, officials in Hotan prefecture said the local government is assigning ruling Chinese Communist Party cadres to each Uyghur family for monitoring purposes. In addition to regular home searches, the Hotan government launched a campaign called “Together in Five Things” a day ahead of this year’s May 26 to June 24 Ramadan period, during which Chinese officials will stay with each Uyghur household for up to 15 days to make sure residents neither fast nor pray.

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