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Since 1996, tens of thou-
sands of Uighur Turks have
been held in camps and sub-
jected to severe torture. After
one hearing, suspects are
condemned either to hard
labor or to death by firing
squad.
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Translation of Article
Headlines
1 "Prisons used as torture centers in East
Turkestan"
Gözcü, 30 October 2001
2 "Tragedy of East Turkestan in American press"
Akit, 02 August 2000
3 "Human Rights Watch: China has stepped up
pressure on Muslims"
Milli Gazete, 15 January 2003

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religion, the chauvinistic Chinese gov-
ernment under Mao used many meth-
ods of pressure and intimidation. The most intense period was
between 1966-76, during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.
Mosques were razed, public prayer was forbidden, Qur'anic schools
were closed, Chinese migrants did everything they could to harass
Muslims, anti-religious propaganda was disseminated in schools, and
teaching religion was forbidden.

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