“Eradicating Ideological Viruses”: China’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims

September 01, 2018

Human Rights Watch Maya Wang

“Before I left, I wanted to go to [my hometown] to say goodbye to my parents, but I didn’t because I was worried that I would bring them trouble. I was worried that neighbors would see me and remember that I was detained many years ago. Because the authorities encouraged neighbors to report on each other, I was worried that they’d see me and report to the authorities.”

“People didn’t visit each other. People didn’t want to talk to each other and they avoided each other.”