CPJ report says nearly half of journalists working in China are Uyghurs
As many as 19, out of the 44 journalists, imprisoned in China in 2023 were from the Uyghur community.
As per Committee to Protect Journalists website said: "Chinese authorities are also ramping up the use of anti-state charges to hold journalists, with three out of the five new China cases in CPJ’s 2023 database consisting of journalists accused of espionage, inciting separatism, or subverting state power."
"Many journalists charged are ethnic Uighurs from Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of crimes against humanity for its mass detentions and harsh repression of the region’s mostly Muslim ethnic groups. In 2023, 19 of the 44 imprisoned were Uighur journalists," the website said.
Who are Uyghur Muslims?
Uyghur Muslims are a Turkic minority ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia.
The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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