GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: The triumphs and troubles of 2024

December 25, 2024 | ICT News | By Deusdedit Ruhangariyo

In China, a report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project revealed that about 1 in 26 Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang region were incarcerated, representing the world’s highest incarceration rate, Radio Free Asia reported. With approximately 3,814 individuals per 100,000 people behind bars, this figure was 47 times higher than China’s overall incarceration rate of 80 per 100,000. The report estimated that as of 2022, 578,500 Uyghurs or other Turkic people were imprisoned, constituting over one-third of China’s total prison population. Notable individuals imprisoned included Rahile Dawut, a Uyghur folklore expert, and Gulshan Abbas, a retired Uyghur doctor. Dawut’s life sentence for “splittism” has drawn international condemnation, with many viewing it as part of a broader campaign to suppress Uyghur identity and culture. The findings, based on data from 2017-2022, linked many incarcerations to practicing Islam, such as Quranic study, highlighting the systemic targeting of religious practices.

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