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W hen the young people of East Turkestan express the
entirely justified demand to be allowed to live by
their own religion and culture, they are punished
with death by the communist regime. At the outset,
some executions were broadcast by Chinese televi-
sion as a "deterrent." However, the Chinese govern-
ment later abandoned that practice out of concern
over protests.

agenda. That is why the cases of people condemned to death are heard
very quickly, and defendants are not given the necessary time and
means to defend themselves properly. The death penalty is usually car-

ried out so fast that families concerned are unaware of its event.
According to official figures, 210 Muslims were martyred in East
Turkestan alone in 1997-1999, and it is believed that the true figure is ac-

tually a great deal higher. 33 Executions are carried out every single
month, and Mao's method of "killing by quotas" is scrupulously imple-

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar