Arrests Jump In China\'s Xinjiang Amid Crackdown

Arrests Jump In China's Xinjiang Amid Crackdown

One in five arrests made in China in 2017 took place in Xinjiang, although the region is home to just two percent of the country's population, data from the local prosecutor's office showed.

World | | Updated: September 02, 2019 17:58 IST
Arrests Jump In China's Xinjiang Amid Crackdown

China defends the mass detentions as necessary to counter religious extremism and terrorism