World News@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months ago

China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

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China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says

World News@beehaw.orgEnglish • 11 months ago

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A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities.

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