An ICIJ Investigation

China Cables

China Cables is an investigation into the surveillance and mass internment without charge or trial of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.

MASS SURVEILLANCE

How China Targets Uighurs ‘One by One’ for Using a Mobile App

Highly classified Chinese government documents reveal Chinese authorities have been targeting users of the Zapya app, as part of their crackdown against the Muslim Uighur population.

By Scilla Alecci

Nov 24, 2019

VIDEO

Watch: China Cables Exposes Chilling Details of Mass Detention in Xinjiang

By Scilla Alecci

Nov 24, 2019

READ THE DOCUMENTS

Read the China Cables Documents

By ICIJ

Nov 24, 2019

China Cables reveals, in the government’s own words and authoritative detail, a description of China’s extrajudicial internment and compulsory indoctrination of Muslims.
Confirms China's camps are involuntary indoctrination centers under heavy 24-hour guard — with high watchtowers, internal cameras and dedicated police bases.
China Cables exposes key details of China's mass-surveillance system that is used to control routine behavior, curb internal communication and isolate Xinjiang from the rest of the world.