China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says

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Report: China Goes on Bulldozing Spree Against Mosques in Muslim Areas

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Wednesday that said China is shuttering mosques in Ningxia and Gansu provinces under a “mosque consolidation” policy that violates the religious freedom of Muslim residents.

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China razing or reshaping mosques in clampdown on Islam, HRW says

HONG KONG -- Chinese officials are closing or forcibly remodeling mosques, a report by Human Rights Watch alleges, extending what critics consider a c

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Human Rights Watch accuses China of systematically closing mosques or changing their purpose. There are 20 million Muslims living in the country, mostly in the northwest.

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Report: Hundreds of mosques in China converted or closed since 2018

Chinese authorities have demolished, closed and converted hundreds of mosques in the northwestern Ningxia region and Gansu province as part of the government’s efforts to restrict Islam, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday. Police have also removed domes, minarets and other Islamic architectural features from other mosques as part of Beijing’s “mosque consolidation” policy, the New York-based group said.  “The Chinese gover…

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China expanding its mosque crackdown, rights group says

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China cracking down on mosques outside Xinjiang: Human Rights Watch

China is shutting down mosques in areas outside of Xinjiang in violation of the right to freedom of religion, according to a report released Wednesday from Human Rights Watch (HRW). The Chinese government has expanded its policy of “mosque consolidation,” which has targeted the Muslim population in Xinjiang for years. Since 2017, Chinese authorities have…