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China defends Uighurs crackdown, claims to arrest 13,000 ‘terrorists’ detained since 2014

Beijing, Mar 18 (UNI) After facing huge criticism against Uighurs crackdown in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), the Chinese government issued a white paper on Monday on what it calls “the fight against terrorism” and “human rights protection” by defending its action towards the minority population.
According to a white paper, since 2014, authorities have “destroyed 1,588 violent and terrorist gangs, arrested 12,995 terrorists, seized 2,052 explosive devices, punished 30,645 people for 4,858 illegal religious activities, and confiscated 345,229 copies of illegal religious materials” in the region, the paper said.
It said Xinjiang has been the scene of frequent incidents of terror attacks under the influence of separatists, extremists and terrorists, which have been harmful to the life and property of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and have trampled on people’s dignity.
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