An ICIJ Investigation
China Cables
China Cables is an investigation into the surveillance and mass internment without charge or trial of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
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Watch: China Cables Exposes Chilling Details of Mass Detention in Xinjiang
By Scilla Alecci
November 24, 2019
- China Cables reveals, in the government’s own words and authoritative detail, a description of China’s extrajudicial internment and compulsory indoctrination of Muslims.
- Confirms China's camps are involuntary indoctrination centers under heavy 24-hour guard — with high watchtowers, internal cameras and dedicated police bases.
- China Cables exposes key details of China's mass-surveillance system that is used to control routine behavior, curb internal communication and isolate Xinjiang from the rest of the world.
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Read the China Cables Documents
Nov 24, 2019
About the China Cables Investigation
Nov 23, 2019
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