The Modern Chinese Gulags

Recently documents have been leaked to more than 15 news sources including the BBC and the Guardian from the Chinese government stating that there are internment camps in the Xinjiang region of China which is being used to house at least a million people. These internment camps are mainly occupied by Uighurs, which are a muslim community in the north of China, and other ethnic minorities.

There are two tiers of internment camps that are being used in complete secrecy. In the first tier of camps inmates are subjected to ideological transformation, compliance with discipline, and study and training. The document states that inmate can be held indefinitely, but must serve at least a year to complete the "Program." After completing the first tier, inmates are moved to another camp to finish another three to six months of "Labour Skills Training."

There are first hand accounts now being released by people who have went through the camps of torture, rape and abuse. As well as these leaked documents there are credible reports of forced labour in the Xinjiang region. From these documents it is also apparent that these camps are being held in complete secrecy, even with high up officials in the Chinese government.

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