Worried for his safety, Mamutjan said he left Malaysia and moved to Australia. Initially he was worried his children might have been sent to state-run orphanages, but later received social media videos showing them still living separately with their grandparents from each side. Mamutjan said he hasn’t spoken to his wife since. “I called home the following day and my mom told me that she was gone for a short period of time, for a short study course … And I realized that she was detained.” And in the middle of April 2017, she promptly disappeared from (Chinese messaging app) WeChat,” he said.
We would chat daily, video chat with the children. “I was in constant contact with my wife before April 15, 2017. Then, around the beginning of 2017, her travel documents and those of the children were confiscated by authorities.Ī few months later, he said his wife vanished. Her passport was renewed in 2016, but Mamutjan said his wife wasn’t able to leave immediately due to some financial issues. According to Mamutjan, she had lost her passport and the Chinese embassy in Malaysia had refused to issue her a new one unless she went back to her hometown of Kashgar. In December that year, Mamutjan said, his wife went back to Xinjiang with the two children. The Chinese government has not responded to CNN’s detailed questions on any of the families mentioned in the article, or on the scale of the family separations between Uyghurs in Xinjiang and abroad.Ī family photo of Mamutjan, his daughter Muhlise, his wife Muherrem and their young baby boy in Malaysia in 2015. They are in essence about countering violent terrorism, radicalization and separatism,” he said. “Xinjiang-related issues are not human rights issues at all. Speaking at a news briefing on March 15, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said accusations of human rights abuses in Xinjiang were “baseless and sensational.” “The Chinese government wants to gain a leverage over the Uyghur population residing abroad, so that they would be able to stop them from engaging in activism and speaking out for their families and their relatives in Xinjiang,” said Akad, who authored the new report. In some cases, it can be a deliberate tactic by authorities. Others, like Mamutjan, found themselves on opposite sides of the ocean by accident, and now fear returning to Xinjiang.Īlkan Akad, a China researcher at Amnesty International, said the separation of parents and children isn’t all accidental. "We continue to work closely with families to ensure the highest expectations and outcomes for our learners.According to the Amnesty International report, some parents who fled the region in the early days of the crackdown have been unable to reunite with their children.
Students in school are provided with appropriate work, linked to their curriculum at all times. We have worked closely with families to ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible. "Changes were made in June following consultation with parents with final adjustments made this September to avoid additional cost implications for families. "The school communicated clear guidance on all aspects of the uniform and worked with parents, guardians and pupils from June last year to prepare for this September. These changes represent a wider part in raising standards within the school as well as continuing to create a source of pride.
Headteacher Darryn Robinson said: "Our uniform creates a sense of identity and community for our pupils. When asked about the situation, Moorside High School repeated a statement to previously issued to StokeonTrentLive regarding the uniform crackdown.
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