What you should know about the re-education camps in Xinjiang

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Images of thousand persons taken in the first half of 2018 at police stations and detention centers in Konasheher county, Kashgar prefecture. (Photo:Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation https://www.xinjiangpolicefiles.org/)

In 2017, shocking reports emerged from East Turkistan, or Xinjiang, revealing the harrowing reality faced by thousands of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. They were forcibly detained in "re-education camps'' by Chinese authorities. There they endured unimaginable horrors such as forced disappearance, torture, and extra-judicial detention. The world grappled with the crisis while the number of victims climbed to a maximum estimate of 2 million. 

I speak with Mr. Ilshat H. Kokbore, a courageous Uyghur rights activist whose own family has fallen victim to the atrocities perpetrated by the Chinese authorities in Xinjiang. 

Join us as we delve into the heart-wrenching truths about the ongoing crisis and Mr. Kokbore's commitment to seeking justice for his people.