介紹當前新疆宗教不自由的情況
In
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), another Ramadan inevitably ushers
in an intensified campaign to crack down on the Uyghurs’ religious beliefs,
practices, and identity, alongside year-round social, political, and religious
restrictions. As in previous years, local Xinjiang authorities have instituted
a ban on Ramadan fasting this year for Uyghur civil servants and students, prohibited mosque attendance
for Uyghurs under eighteen years of age, monitored mosque sermons and staff,
and forced Uyghur restaurants and businesses to stay open during the daytime. During this year’s Ramadan,
local authorities have taken additional measures to increase the difficulty for
Uyghurs to perform their religious obligations during the Muslim holy month,
leading to stern reaction and condemnation by Muslim countries and
organizations.
Various
local authorities, including municipal, town, and village government officials,
school administrators, and police throughout XUAR have instituted their own
restrictive policies targeting Ramadan fasting and other religious practices.
On several occasions, local authorities provided food to Uyghurs and reportedly
force-fed some Uyghurs during daytime hours when they would otherwise be
fasting. According to Chinese reports authorities in Minfeng County in Hotan
Prefecture attempted to break Uyghurs’ religious prohibitions against drinking
alcohol by holding a beer festival. 
In
fact, some local authorities actively promoted cigarette and alcohol
consumption to loosen Uyghurs’ adherence to religious proscriptions. Uyghur
shop owners in Lasikui town in the southwest of Hotan, were ordered to sell
five different types of cigarettes and alcohol by a May deadline, or else they
would be pursued for legal and political responsibilities.