In Xinjiang, the CCP persecutes people of faith regardless of their ethnicity, the public enemy no. 1 being religion per se.
Martyna Kokotkiewicz
Prominent Religious Leaders Persecuted in Xinjiang
One CCP strategy to destroy Uyghur identity in Xinjiang is to identify and jail prominent figures of the Muslim religion.
CCP Continues to Destroy Uyghur Families: The Story of Mirehmet
He and his brother live a successful life abroad. This is a crime in China, and a third brother has “disappeared” after having been arrested
Paying for Paying a Visit: She Visited Her Son in Turkey, She Went to Jail
A Uyghur mother was duly authorized by the Chinese government to visit her son who was studying in Turkey. Later, the visit was regarded as a crime and she was arrested.
The Story of the Lonely Uyghur: He Protested Every Week in the Netherlands, on August 14 He Was Arrested
Abdurehim Gheni’s 19 relatives disappeared. He wants to know from the CCP where they are.
Ekrem Mehmet: No Welcome, No Goodbye
A young father dies before being allowed to see his newly born child. Another Uyghur victim of the transformation through education camps.
Aygul Eli: How CCP Is Punishing the Brightest Uyghur Students
She was an honor student who wrote an innovative MA thesis. She was punished and sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Mahire: A Uyghur Mother Punished for Her Care
She sent her son to study abroad, believing she was preparing a better future for the family. For this “crime,” she should now spend sixteen and a half years in prison.
Undelivered Birthday Wishes: How the CCP Destroys Uyghur Families
Memeteli wanted to send a message to his sister Heyrigul for her birthday. But she has been arrested, and the CCP would not disclose where she is.
A Family Broken by the CCP: The Story of Doğan Erdoğan
A Turkish citizen married a Uyghur woman. Now, he is told he cannot see his wife and little daughter – and his father-in-law has been arrested for the “crime” of letting his daughter marry a foreigner.
Martyna Kokotkiewicz
Martyna Kokotkiewicz, PhD, specialized in the language, literature and culture of Finland and Hungary. She has been teaching subjects connected to that area at the University of Poznań, Poland. Focusing mainly on modern Finnish literature, she is at the same time interested in the wider aspects of Uralic tongues and culture as a part of the Uralo-Altaic linguistic and cultural family.