About three million Uyghur Muslims are held in 500 camps

Evidence

The camps, called “reeducation centers” by the Chinese government, grew in size and number in 2018. Today, some estimates hold that as many as 3 million detainees may be locked away behind the impenetrable walls of 500 camps. … In addition to the horrors already outlined, Uyghur Muslims are forced to learn Mandarin in an effort to excise their culture and religion, and are also compelled to perform slave-like labor that reportedly pumps out products for American and European companies, including Adidas, Hugo Boss, and Apple. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 618

Categorization

• SEED: The claim that forced camp labor produces goods for Adidas, Hugo Boss, and Apple is a potent consumer-activism angle: tracing Islamophobic global supply chains into Western brand shelves.