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A Uyghur woman has been sentenced to 17 years in a Xinjiang prison for giving religious lessons to her two sons and a neighbor, officials in the region told Radio Free Asia.

Seylihan Rozi, 49, was sentenced for providing “illegal underground religious activity” by teaching others the 10 Quranic verses that Muslims recite when they perform namaz, the practice of praying five times a day, said a policeman in Saybagh village who oversaw her case. He did not provide further information about her imprisonment.

A Bulaqsu Township Party Committee staffer in Kashgar prefecture’s Konasheher county told RFA that Rozi was originally a resident of Saybagh village and that she had been sentenced to prison for her “illegal religious activities.”

In recent years, Chinese authorities have penalized many Uyghurs in Xinjiang for religious activities, such as teaching the Quran to children, based on leaked Chinese government documents, data gathered by Uyghur rights organizations and testimonies from former detainees who were in “re-education” camps.

The government has criminalized normal religious practices of Uyghurs, such as reading the Quran, praying, growing a beard and going to mosques, under the pretext of fighting against alleged separatism, terrorism and extremism in the region.

Sons sentenced

Rozi’s sons were sentenced to seven and 10 years, respectively, in prison for receiving “illegal religious education” from their mother, the police officer in Saybagh village said.

Another staffer at the same police station in Saybagh village who also dealt with Rozi’s case said she received 17 years for teaching “illegal religious education” to her neighbor, Yakup Hidayet, and engaging in “illegal underground religious activities.”

Hidayet received a 9-year sentence, he said.

A review of detained Uyghurs in the Xinjiang Police Files — confidential documents hacked from Xinjiang police computers that contain the personal records of 830,000 individuals, and were first published by the Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in 2022 — confirm the sentences given to Rozi’s sons, Sattar Kadir and Yusuf Ahmed Kadir.

Although Rozi’s arrest was mentioned in the files, no information was given about her sentencing.

The documents said Sattar and Yusuf Ahmed received “illegal religious education” between 2004 and 2008 from Rozi, who also taught her neighbor, Yakup Hidayet, for three days in June 2006.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, issued a statement on Jan. 11 condemning Rozi’s sentencing.

“We condemn this shocking arrest and sentencing for a woman who was merely exercising basic religious rights that should be available to anyone of any faith worldwide,” the organization said. “We call on the United Nations to condemn this unjust action by the Chinese government and to take action in defense of all those whose rights are being violated by dictatorial governments.”

Since 2017, the Chinese government has rounded up an estimated 1.8 million Uyghurs in internment camps, accusing many of practicing their Muslim faith or sending their children to study Islam in countries like Egypt and Turkey. China has said the facilities were vocational training centers that have since been closed.

Other Uyghurs who were arrested for teaching their children the Quran or sending them to study the basic principles of Islam have also been charged with providing “illegal religious education” and sentenced to prison of 10 to 20 years. Their children were given sentences of less than 10 years.

Source:
https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/10/woman-sentenced-teaching-islam/

The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

Wow

madridguy:

Scared of condemning China? Because if this happened in Israel or the west you will be all over the thread screaming genocide and apartheid or islamophobia nonsense.

You guys go silent when you meet your match. You only take advantage of the liberalism and political correctness prevalent all over Europe. Some countries, like China, do not hesitate when dealing with individuals classified as "religious extremists."

Go save the Muslims in China if you are up to it! 🤷🏼

Wrong place...lol

Botragelad:

Source:
https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/10/woman-sentenced-teaching-islam/

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Thumbs up China. These silly religions especially Islam and Christianity target mainly kids because of their undeveloped minds. They know only foolish adults and kids will believe there is a place filled with big mansions with singing white angels and beautiful virgins waiting for them after death.

Indoctrination of children into these crazy zombie creating religions is supposed to attract capital sentence. I wish my parents who indoctrinated me into Christianity were punished severely.

For those mentioning me.
if you really think in your coconut head that out of the more than 10,000 religions on earth today according to Google, the religion that was forced on you by your colonial/slave masters is the true religion, then I must say, "you are such a lucky slave !". My friend, the fuse in your head is dead. You deserved to be enslaved and colonised.
Please don't mention me to type rubbish. Good luck.

Prevention is better than cure

---sun tzu

Wow

This is a welcome development. These foreign religions are nothing but a destructive tool! Life was better off before the emergence of these religions..

Any serious country that didn’t come to this world to play and that wants to grow in reality must do away with these disgusting foreign fraud entities called religion… And china is a serious country that didn’t come to play on earth..

How did she land herself in such mess? she should have known better. What a pity!

Botragelad:

Source:
https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/01/10/woman-sentenced-teaching-islam/

I am with China on this,Islam is a mental illness.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2018/11/28/for-china-islam-is-a-mental-illness-that-needs-to-be-cured

madridguy:
The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

it shows you're a coward.


If it's Israel or US or Europe you would have spilled all your gibberish over here.


One thing is sure in this world and until the end of this world there shall be no peace for Islam

madridguy:
The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

I think say you no dey fear.

I thought you for talk pim against China now.

madridguy:
The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

Religion is poison and a disease..!!

Deal with the head slammers

This destructive religion. That sped blood and destroy homes and families

madridguy:
The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

madridguy:
The Uyghur Muslims will surely overcome their challenges.

Uyghur mumus will fail. Allah no dey hypocrisy. Religion is part of things responsible for the retrogression of ya country called Nanjerya. China saw this and avoided problems.
China is a nation that frown religious practices.
Obey that when you are in China. When you get to ya janjaweèd regions, do as you like.
Give to Ceaser what belonged to Ceaser.
Ya Koran too must tell you to obey authorities. Don't be a cone head.

Botragelad:

Scared of condemning China? Because if this happened in Israel or the west you will be all over the thread screaming genocide and apartheid or islamophobia nonsense.

You guys go silent when you meet your match. You only take advantage of the liberalism and political correctness prevalent all over Europe. Some countries, like China, do not hesitate when dealing with individuals classified as "religious extremists."

Go save the Muslims in China if you are up to it! 🤷🏼

Slaves like him knew his masters. He nor go mess with Chinkos

Botragelad:

Scared of condemning China? Because if this happened in Israel or the west you will be all over the thread screaming genocide and apartheid or islamophobia nonsense.

You guys go silent when you meet your match. You only take advantage of the liberalism and political correctness prevalent all over Europe. Some countries, like China, do not hesitate when dealing with individuals classified as "religious extremists."

Go save the Muslims in China if you are up to it! 🤷🏼

Christians are without any doubt the most disingenous group of people.

They will pretend and look away once a narrative doesn't not affect them or their interest.

It's why their huge population worldwide is only useful for spreading political agenda. The perfect religion for inequality and subjugation.

Some will still come and argue here despite all the overwhelming evidence like this retard's statement.

Whyai:


Christians are without any doubt the most disingenous group of people.

They will pretend and look away once a narrative doesn't not affect them or their interest.

It's why their huge population worldwide is only useful for spreading political agenda. The perfect religion for inequality and subjugation.

Some will still come and argue here despite all the overwhelming evidence like this retard's statement.

I'm loving your tears. You bloody islamists should know better that hating on Christians or Jews will get you no where.
You only make noise; how come nobody is protesting to free the Uyghurs like they do with the fake trash called Palestine?😂

Transfer your anger to the Chinese government dealing with your Muslim friends and stop being a cry baby here. 😂

Muric ur attention is needed in china o
Make Dem show u other uses of that ya funny bandana

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Looking at what this particular religion have caused to the world, 17 years is never enough, both religion should be out into check, one was used to gather sources and feeds on the poor, the second is causing crises and terrorism, I would commend china for the necessary step taken before them begin bomb themselves over there

asualanalaku

CHINA DOSNT WANT TERRORISM TO BREED IN THEIR POLITY

Many years ago, I would have blamed China.
But, what I am seeing now, they are on the right track. If you give them a wrist they will take your arm.

Abrahamic religion has been brewing problems in the world, they say they love God and God is fighting for them, rather they destroy everything for that God. What a pity.

Anti Spiral

Good

good


China saw execution as too instant, so they just took the idiiot to jail.


Imagine trying to breed terrorism in China. I rly feel offended aswear, these bastardds should be banned from every sane country. Let them stay in their Terro-stan and fight themselves rather than trying to instigate terror in peaceful regions.

Different people with different problems

My Chinese friends told me that its forbidden to teach a minor any form of religion. This is done to enable free thinking and self dependence..