China expanding detention camp network in Xinjiang, research says


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Thursday, 24 September 2020 11:29 Written by TCA BISHKEK (TCA) — China's network of detention centers in the northwest Xinjiang region is much more extended than previously thought and has been expanded in recent years, RFE/RL reported citing research unveiled by an Australian think tank. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said on September 24 the number of facilities where China is believed to have detained more than 1 million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking minorities is around 40 percent greater than previous estimates and the network has been growing despite China's claims that many Uyghurs have been released....