Hashtag #MeTooUyghur follows the release of a video proving a Uighur musician was still alive
By Lily Kuo in Beijing
Yultuz Tashmemet posted this picture of her mother to Twitter, calling on the Chinese government to release a video proving she was alive.
Beijing’s latest efforts to dispel criticism of its treatment of Uighur Muslims in the Chinese colony of East Turkestan appear to be backfiring.
In an effort to dispel rumours of the death of famous Uighur musician Abdurehim Heyit, who disappeared in East Turkestan in 2017, Chinese state media released a video of Heyit attesting to his health.
In an effort to dispel rumours of the death of famous Uighur musician Abdurehim Heyit, who disappeared in East Turkestan in 2017, Chinese state media released a video of Heyit attesting to his health.
In the video, he says he is in police custody and has “never been abused”.
Now, activists and members of the Uighur diaspora are calling for proof of life videos of their relatives who have disappeared into a network of internment camps that China claims are “vocational training centres”.
Now, activists and members of the Uighur diaspora are calling for proof of life videos of their relatives who have disappeared into a network of internment camps that China claims are “vocational training centres”.
Under the hashtag #MeTooUyghur, members of the Uighur community are posting the names and photos of their missing family members.
“Chinese authorities showed video as proof Mr Heyit is still alive. Now, we want to know, where are millions of Uyghurs?” Murat Harri Uyghur, an activist living in Finland, posted on Twitter, calling on others to join the campaign.
One million people from the ethnic minority Muslim group have been forced into the camps where they undergo forced political indoctrination, abuse, and isolation from from their families.
“Chinese authorities showed video as proof Mr Heyit is still alive. Now, we want to know, where are millions of Uyghurs?” Murat Harri Uyghur, an activist living in Finland, posted on Twitter, calling on others to join the campaign.
One million people from the ethnic minority Muslim group have been forced into the camps where they undergo forced political indoctrination, abuse, and isolation from from their families.
Some believe many more have been detained.
Arslan Hidayat, the son-in-law of a prominent Uighur comedian, Adil Mijit, who has been missing since November, said in a video posted on Facebook: “We would also like a similar sort of proof of life video of Adil Mijit and the rest of our three to five million brothers and sisters who have been locked up in Chinese concentration camps.”
Tahir Imin, an activist based in Washington, wrote: “Show us my daughter… 11 children separated from their parents, and 20 family members including my brother Adil, stepmom Tuhan, sister Patigul and Turaqiz, my cousins Yusup, Ghappat, Niyaz …”
Uighurs outside of China struggle to glean information about family that have been sent to the camps. Many have not been able to speak to their relatives in China for years.
Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in East Turkestan are punished for communicating with people outside of the country, especially those in Muslim-majority countries.
Arslan Hidayat, the son-in-law of a prominent Uighur comedian, Adil Mijit, who has been missing since November, said in a video posted on Facebook: “We would also like a similar sort of proof of life video of Adil Mijit and the rest of our three to five million brothers and sisters who have been locked up in Chinese concentration camps.”
Tahir Imin, an activist based in Washington, wrote: “Show us my daughter… 11 children separated from their parents, and 20 family members including my brother Adil, stepmom Tuhan, sister Patigul and Turaqiz, my cousins Yusup, Ghappat, Niyaz …”
Uighurs outside of China struggle to glean information about family that have been sent to the camps. Many have not been able to speak to their relatives in China for years.
Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in East Turkestan are punished for communicating with people outside of the country, especially those in Muslim-majority countries.
WeChat, the primary messaging platform, is closely surveilled.
Tahir imin@Uighurian
To communist China: If u are honest, show us my daughter (7), 11 children separated from the parents, and 20 family members including my brother Adil, step mom Tuhan, sister Patigul and Turaqiz, my cousins Yusup, Ghappat, Niyaz and 3 million Uighurs.
Yultuz Tashmemet@YultuzT_K
China! As you did with our famous singer Abdurahim Heyit, show my mother in video too! She is been taken for more than a year! Show me she is still alive! #MeTooUyghur
On Saturday, Turkey issued a rare rebuke of China in a statement citing reports of Heyit’s death. Turkey, which has long welcomed Uighur refugees, called China’s treatment of Uighurs a “great shame for humanity”.
Tahir imin@Uighurian
To communist China: If u are honest, show us my daughter (7), 11 children separated from the parents, and 20 family members including my brother Adil, step mom Tuhan, sister Patigul and Turaqiz, my cousins Yusup, Ghappat, Niyaz and 3 million Uighurs.
Yultuz Tashmemet@YultuzT_K
China! As you did with our famous singer Abdurahim Heyit, show my mother in video too! She is been taken for more than a year! Show me she is still alive! #MeTooUyghur
On Saturday, Turkey issued a rare rebuke of China in a statement citing reports of Heyit’s death. Turkey, which has long welcomed Uighur refugees, called China’s treatment of Uighurs a “great shame for humanity”.
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