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THE OPPRESSION IN
EASTERN TURKESTAN
N o matter how much it is 1949, the pressure on Eastern Turkes-
tan increased to even higher levels
accepted that the disso-
lution of the Soviet than before. The policy of the Com-
Union spelt the end of Communism munist regime aimed at the physical
as a political regime, Communist ide- destruction of the Muslims, who re-
ology and practice still continue. The jected assimilation. The number of
practices of Russia, where the Red Muslims killed reached terrifying
Army mentality still dominates, in proportions. Between 1949 and 1952,
Chechnya, and of China in Eastern 2,800,000; between 1952 and 1957,
Turkestan, are the most important in- 3,509,000; between 1958 and 1960,
dications of this. The Muslim Turks 6,700,000; between 1961 and 1965,
who live today in Eastern Turkestan, 13,300,000 people were either killed
are going through a repetition of the by the Chinese Army or died as a re-
experiences of Mao's Red China. Yo- sult of the shortages brought about
ung people are arrested for no re- by the regime. Together with the
ason, sentenced to death on the gro- massacres after 1965, the number of
unds they are opponents of the regi- Eastern Turkestan people killed reac-
me, and shot, Muslims are prevented hed the unbelievable figure of 35 mil-
from carrying out their group religi- lion.
ous duties, their earnings are taken As well as wiping out the Mus-
from them by means of ruthless ta- lims since 1949, the regime also
xes, the people live on the edge of de- systematically moved Chinese sett-
ath through the threat of starvation, lers in. The effects of this campaign,
and the nuclear tests carried out which the Chinese government be-
right next to them cause them to gan in 1953, are most thought-provo-
catch fatal diseases. king. While in 1953, 75% of the popu-
The Muslim Turks of Eastern Tur- lation was Muslim and 6% Chinese,
kestan have been living under Chi- by 1982 the figures were 43% Muslim
nese hegemony for 250 years. The and 40% Chinese. The 1990 census,
Chinese gave the name "Sinkiang" or which revealed that the population
"conquered lands" to Eastern Turkes- figures were now 40% Muslim and
tan, a Muslim land, and defined it as 53% Chinese, is most important from
their own territory. After the Com- the point of view of revealing the sca-
munists led by Mao took it over in le of the ethnic cleansing.