Chinese authorities are reportedly stepping up their campaign against Muslims in the north-western region of Xinjiang.
According to sources in the region, officials have been warning
neighbourhoods and mosques that ethnic minority Muslim families are
being forced to hand in religious items including the Koran and prayer
mats.
They face severe punishment if they are discovered.
According to Radio Free Asia, reports have emerged from Kashgar, Hotan
and other regions of similar practices starting last week.
The spokesman for the exile World Uyghur Congress group, Dilxat Raxit
said they received a notification saying that every single ethnic Uyghur
must hand in any Islam-related items from their own home.
Copies of the Koran and related items must be handed into the government
authorities, and there will be notices being broadcast via WeChat,
China's most popular social media app.
According to local officials, Xinjiang authorities earlier this year,
began removing all Korans published more than five years ago due to
extremist content.
The Korans were taken as part of the 'Three Illegals and One Item'
campaign that was underway in Xinjiang, which is against 'illegal'
religious items owned by mostly Muslim Uyghurs.
This operation bans 'illegal' publicity, religious activities, religious
teaching, and items believed to be tools of terrorism including
flammable objects, and knives.
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