China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
by Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6GJBE)
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign
Chinese authorities have closed or altered hundreds of mosques in the northern regions of Ningxia and Gansu, homes to the highest Muslim populations in China after Xinjiang, as part of broader efforts to sinicise" China's religious minorities, according to a report.
Researchers at Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Chinese government was significantly reducing the number of mosques in Ningxia autonomous region and Gansu province.
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