The Xinjiang Victims Database (shahit.biz) documents the individuals interned in, or made victims by, the mass-incarceration campaign undertaken by the Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Here, you may find our blog outlet, where we post original articles, write-ups, and translations.
Recent posts
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Two years of being illegally locked up in Xinjiang “education-and-training centers”
The erasing of traces began. A large pit was dug with an excavator, then many plastic bags were brought in, bulging with stuff, and thrown into the pit, to burn for a long while. Public security vehicles were on the scene to supervise the process.
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A review of pre-trial detention centers in Xinjiang: II. A complete list of active and retired facilities
A comprehensive review of all the pre-trial detention centers in Xinjiang has identified a total of 199 facilities, of which around a third have been retired while around two-thirds are active and operating.
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“There are no secrets in Xinjiang. All the most advanced equipment in the country is here.”
With the authorities claiming that sending to training was an important measure, I couldn’t help but ask: then why do it in the middle of the night?