Chinese security forces have detained Hassan, an ethnic Uyghur from China’s troubled Xinjiang province, on multiple occasions. He’s been beaten in police custody and shocked with an electric cattle prod. In a particularly harrowing incident, he’s even had an assault rifle pointed at him by an agitated paramilitary officer. It was 1998, and
What’s Fueling China’s Aggressive Crackdown On Activism And Media?
“Every day, there are new outrages. For journalists, lawyers, activists these are very dangerous times. Even for regular people.”
