China is letting its domestic Uyghur population know that leaving the country is a prison/detainment camp sentence for their immediate family. If this sounds li

China is letting its domestic Uyghur population know that leaving the country is a prison/detainment camp sentence for their immediate family. If this sounds like the exact method that North Korea uses to try and stop defectors, that's because it is. Though the direct intimidation may only be reported in Australia at the moment, the general atmosphere of intimidation is worldwide. Anecdatally, I have met Uyghurs in America that have been warned by their families not to return to Xinjiang and participate in the mentioned obligatory police station visit.