URUMQI MASSACRE ANNIVERSARY PROTESTS IN BANGLADESH

Tue 05 July 2022:

The 13th anniversary of the Urumqi massacre, which took place on July 5, 2009, in Xinjiang, when the Chinese government started a crackdown against Uyghurs protesting the killing of two Uyghurs, was observed by demonstrations in many areas of Bangladesh, according to local media.

Several protests were held in cities like Dhaka and Narayanganj to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the riots.

In Narayanganj, people holding banners and posters created human chains and demonstrated against the Chinese communist government’s oppression of Uyghurs, with the support of Sanchetan Nagorik Samaj.

The massacre carried out by China on July 5, 2009 in Urumqi was protested in Ankara Ulus Square. Representatives of political parties, non-governmental organizations and more than 150 civilians participated in the protest. pic.twitter.com/efkGcFNmQj

— abdulhamid (@abdulha97100882) July 5, 2022

A discussion meeting was organised at National Press Club in Dhaka and the formation of a human chain and demonstration took place under the banner of the Bangladesh Social Activist Forum.

Bharat Bangladesh Sampriti Sangsad (BBSS) Welfare forum organised a cycle race in Dhaka, which was attended by a large number of people, coming forward in support of minority communities on the Chinese mainland.

Notably, on July 5, 2009, violent riots broke out in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang. The Chinese government launched a crackdown against Uyghurs protesting against the killing of two Uyghurs. Thousands of protestors were killed, disappeared or injured.

According to officials, a total of 197 people died, with 1,721 suffered injuries in the riot.

Hari ini bersempena tarikh 5 Julai kita memperingati 13 tahun peristiwa pembunuhan beramai-ramai umat Uyghur oleh Kerajaan China pada 5 Julai 2009 yang diberi nama “Urumqi Massacre”. pic.twitter.com/6q7ukY3IGa

— Faisal Aziz ☕️🇲🇾 (@faisalazizfa) July 5, 2022

Forced labor, systematic forced birth control, torture, and separating children from imprisoned parents are all alleged to have been practiced by Chinese authorities.

China has been a major contributor to abuses of human rights against the community by subjecting minority groups to genocide, including widespread arbitrary incarceration, forced labor, torture, forced sterilization, separation of children from parents, and eradication of minority culture.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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