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Newsweek 1.1.90

This Newsweek article headed
"Strangers in Their Own Land," de-
scribes how the Muslims of East
Turkestan are forced to live accord-
ing to communist ideology.

mented.
One of the methods resorted to by the Chinese regime in order to
intimidate the Muslim population is mass arrests and torture while in
detention. Most Muslims under arrest are sentenced to long terms in
labor camps, and many of these are never heard of again. Families have
no idea where prisoners are being held, or whether they are alive or
dead.
Torture is widespread in Chinese prisons and labor camps.
Various international organizations have drawn attention to the sys-
tematic torture carried out in China, and in their reports have warned
the Chinese government. One of these was a 34-page report published

by Amnesty International in 1999, which considered human rights vio-

Communist China’s Policy
of Oppression in East Turkestan