{"id":3709,"date":"2017-05-10T19:47:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2017\/05\/10\/xinjiang-woman-detained-sharing-praise-allah-social-media-reports\/"},"modified":"2017-05-10T19:47:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T19:47:48","slug":"xinjiang-woman-detained-sharing-praise-allah-social-media-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/xinjiang-woman-detained-sharing-praise-allah-social-media-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Xinjiang woman detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media \u2013 reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

New reports of repression against Muslim Uyghurs in China\u2019s northwestern province of Xinjiang have emerged, as a woman was apparently detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media.<\/p>\n

Elson Tong
10 May 2017 12:58<\/p>\n

New reports of repression against Muslim Uyghurs in China\u2019s northwestern province of Xinjiang have emerged, as a woman was apparently detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media.<\/p>\n

Exile group the World Uyghur Congress also told Taiwanese media that mosques in the Muslim-majority Hotan prefecture in Xinjiang have been ordered to replace a section of Friday prayers with the line \u201cwe give thanks to Chairman Xi [Jinping].\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest reports come after the restive region\u2019s top legislative body announced a list of 50 \u201canti-extremism\u201d regulations<\/a> in late March.<\/p>\n

Praise of Allah<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday, police in the central Xinjiang city of Korla announced on their WeChat account that a woman had been detained for uploading a large amount of extremist religious content \u2013 in words and graphics \u2013 to the QQ social media platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter questioning, the suspect admitted to the truth of uploading extremist religious words and graphics to the QQ space,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

US-backed Radio Free Asia cited<\/a> a Korla police officer as saying that the woman was detained because she uploaded a graphic containing praise for Allah.<\/p>\n

The officer confirmed to RFA that sharing passages from the Quran and graphics praising Allah was banned.<\/p>\n

The outlet also cited a receptionist at Korla\u2019s Cyberspace Affairs Office \u2013 the government internet regulator \u2013 as saying: \u201cThe Quran is quite separatist \u2013 there is a corresponding punishment for [sharing] it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The receptionist declined to disclose the exact words and graphics that constituted \u201cextremism\u201d or \u201cterrorism,\u201d however, citing government confidentiality.<\/p>\n

Changes to prayers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday, the World Uyghur Congress told<\/a> Taiwan\u2019s Central News Agency that the local government in Hotan had begun enforcing changes to lines recited during weekly prayers on Friday \u2013 Islam\u2019s holy day of the week.<\/p>\n

According to photographs of documents provided by the group, the call to prayer across the prefecture was changed to: \u201cWe are the children of the motherland. The motherland is great.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Tasbih \u2013 a repeatedly uttered section of prayers such as \u201cAllah is great\u201d \u2013 has been changed to: \u201cWe give thanks to China. We give thanks to Chairman Xi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Violent attacks inspired by separatism or religion have occurred in Xinjiang, but authorities have also been accused of implementing repressive policies against the traditional Uyghur ethnic group.<\/p>\n

Reports in recent weeks also claim that government has banned baby names with religious overtones such as Jihad, Imam and Medina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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