The Chinese government is detaining and threatening Uighurs, members of a Muslim ethnic minority.
Xinjiang, China is home to more than 11 million Uighurs, a largely Muslim ethnic minority. Currently, 1 million Uighurs are being held in Chinese internment camps, according to estimates cited by the UN and by U. S. officials. While Uighurs have long faced persecution by the Chinese Communist Party, the detainment campaign is unprecedented.
