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China's Muslim minorities are being held involuntarily for transgressions such as wearing long beards and face veils
Up to a million Uighurs have been placed in political re-education camps in the Xinjiang region
Critics warn mass incarcerations of Muslim minorities to further perpetuate separatist anger
Beijing denies it is systematically violating rights of Xinjiang’s Muslims
Chinese embassy terms 'news' baseless, distorted
China is worried that many Uighurs have gone to fight with militant groups in the war-torn middle eastern country
Hundreds of people have been killed in violence in Xinjiang in recent years
Beijing maintains that Xinjiang faces threat from militants who plot attacks, stir up ethnic tensions
Social engineering campaign permeates every aspect of daily life, aims to politically indoctrinate entire population
In recent months, Chinese authorities have cracked down hard on Xinjiang's 10 million Uighurs