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I realize leaving one's homeland is not ideal or desirable but is leaving an option for the Uighur, either through Pakistan (who, while I realize they are an al

by hd4 8y ago

I realize leaving one's homeland is not ideal or desirable but is leaving an option for the Uighur, either through Pakistan (who, while I realize they are an ally of China, also happen to be Muslim) or Kazakhstan or any other adjoining country? Surely if the oppression is getting this bad that people are being killed then the wiser course of action is to find somewhere out of the reach of the Chinese state?

lazyasciiart 8y ago
It's not as easy as it sounds a) to get out of reach you have to get your whole family out of reach, or accept that they may be punished on your behalf https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/china-uighur-repression-espionage-informants-muslim-terrorism-a8626526.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/china-u... b) to get into anywhere else legally you need travel documents from the Chinese government, or to apply for asylum which isn't a given - or you can choose to live illegally in one of the neighboring countries, which often means that any children you have will not be citizens of that country and China may not grant them citizenship either. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/world/asia/china-uighurs-sweden-asylum.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/world/asia/china-uighurs-...