REPORT from Ground Zero-
I’m a Uyghur in China mainland.I think I can provide some perspective on it.
The Wall Street News has made detailed reports on the experiences of Xinjiang (mostly Urumqi). In fact, the southern Xinjiang region is faced with more severe suppression and monitoring, and has established many prisons (generally called as education&conversion centers(教育转化中心)) under the name of education. It holds Uighurs who are considered to be problematic.
All schools in Xinjiang have banned the use of Uighur language, and there are also some changes in word usage, such as “汉语” needs to be called “国语”can’t call XiJinPing's name directly… Any person who is suspected of being dissatisfied with the government or having religious beliefs will be sent to the education&conversion center.
The Uighurs who work and live in the “Mainland” also face inspections from Xinjiang and local provinces. Passports have been confiscated and “household register”(户口) is forbidden to move. Even if you move out, it’s hard to find somewhere will accept your “household register”.
Most of the Uighurs in foreign countries have been issued an arrest warrant by the bureau of public security of their registered residence. Once they fall to China, they will be caught by the bureau of public security.All Uighurs who go abroad will be marked by the bureau of public security so that will initiate an alert in any public location. Government also collected people's biological information under the name of updating identity card, including blood, iris and so on.
In the end, I have no interest in the separation of Xinjiang and I do not think that Uighurs can build their own country like the Jews. I just want to live a better life and hope that Chinese agents will not bother me when they see what I write.In fact, I think that the CCP has finally helped the real poor Uighurs in XinJiang,but it paid a lot of price.
It is also often seen the Han Chinese on the Internet say that if you do not like China then you can immigrate. The fact is that if you go abroad, the current political situation makes you no way to go home to visit your family. It means that when you leave China, you have to bid farewell to your family forever.
My Uighur friends in Europe have not returned to China for two years. No one knows what will happen if they come back.
Sorry for my poor English,I hope I have made it clear.
I’m glad to see there are still some Han Chinese understand the situation Uighurs facing: