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Accusation comes after officials in Xinjiang launched ‘anti-halal’ campaign Removed from bookmarks I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Chinese authorities have reportedly forced Muslims in the Xinjiang region to eat pork anddrink alcohol during the country’s lunar new year holiday amid an alleged crackdown on Islam.
People living in the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture were invited to events marking the celebration and told they could be taken to re-education camps if they did not take part, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA).
“Kazakh people in Xinjiang have never [eaten pork]. Starting last year, some people have been forced to eat pork so they can celebrate a festival belonging to the Han Chinese,” the US government-run station quoted an anonymous resident on its website as saying.
Eating pork is strictly forbidden in Islam.
Officials have delivered pork directly to Muslim households and insisted [...]
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