“I Was a Teacher in a Concentration Camp”: Women and the Uyghur Genocide

“I Was a Teacher in a Concentration Camp”: Women and the Uyghur Genocide

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The CCP has shamelessly attacked the character of Uyghur women who have courageously testified to the rape and torture they endured or witnessed with their own eyes. Here is one.

by Zubayra Shamseden

Qelbinur Sidik, not showing her face for security reasons.
Qelbinur Sidik, not showing her face for security reasons.

Four years ago this week, as people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, Ms. Qelbinur Sidik was assigned by Xinjiang authorities to work in a concentration camp. She had 28 years of teaching experience at the No. 24 Elementary School of Urumchi in East Turkistan. Chinese government officials told her she would be teaching Chinese language classes at a Transformation Through Education Camp

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“>transformation through education camp for illiterate Uyghurs