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Is China persecuting its Uighur Muslim minority?

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The United Nations’ Human Rights Council is examining Beijing’s alleged crackdown on Uighur Muslims.
The United Nations says it resembles “a massive internment camp, shrouded in secrecy.”
But China says the facility is a “vocational education and employment training centre.”
More than a million Uighur Muslims are believed to be held in the Western region of Xinjiang – a mainly Uighur populated area.
Beijing denies accusations of the mass detentions, saying Uighurs who have been involved in crime are being given a second chance through vocational work.
But the centres where they are thought to be held have come under increasing scrutiny by many rights groups.

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