Indonesia's Silence over Xinjiang

Human RightsIndonesiaNYSEAN Voices
Written By David Kennedy
Uyghur "students" in a "political education" camp that the Chinese government insists are "re-education centres". Journalists on arranged tours are allowed to video and photograph classes. Azamat Imanaliev

Uyghur "students" in a "political education" camp that the Chinese government insists are "re-education centres". Journalists on arranged tours are allowed to video and photograph classes. Azamat Imanaliev

If human rights violations of this scope and scale were taking place in Europe or the United States, one would expect Muslim-majority countries, including Indonesia, to have erupted in protest. But so far, there has been little to no response. Why? Because these abuses are taking place in China. 

NYSEAN member Andreas Harsono and Maya Wang write for New Naratif.

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