China is slated to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
@USCIRF is calling for a boycott of the '22 games.https://washex.am/2KKWjMg
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@USCIRF detailed China’s imprisonment of more than 1 million Uighurs in camps where many say they were raped, tortured, or sterilized. Chinese authorities have also destroyed mosques and suppressed any practice of Islam.https://washex.am/2KKWjMg1 reply 2 retweets 9 likesShow this thread -
The treatment of Tibetan Buddhists is similar, the report found. China continues to destroy temples and monasteries, displacing more than 6,000 monks. It persecutes anyone who refuses to denounce the Dalai Lama.https://washex.am/2KKWjMg
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“This is absolutely inexcusable, and those nations around the world who ignore China’s malevolence may eventually find themselves subservient to it."
@USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore criticized Western countries for lacking a response to China’s abuses.https://washex.am/2KKWjMg2 replies 10 retweets 14 likesShow this thread
Uighurs in Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 originated, were forced to continue working in factories while the rest of the city was shut down. Other Uighurs who were quarantined were denied food or were forced to pay for basic necessities.https://washex.am/2KKWjMg
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