Chinas government has previously denied they even exist. Now, it says the state run detention camps it has built in the far Western Region of xinjiang are simply schools to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. It is thought up to a Million People are being held there. Last year, our correspondent John Sudworth exposed how rapidly these secure facilities were being developed. Now he has returned, and even though access is tightly controlled and his itinerary was set by the government, he has found out more. You may find parts of his report disturbing. China used to deny it was Holding Hundreds of thousands of muslims in giant, secure facilities like this one. But now, we are being given a tour. The message these people are not prisoners, but students, willingly subjecting themselves to a kind of brainwashing. Is it your choice to be here . Translation yes, i was affected by extremism. Ive come here to transform my thoughts. Government officials watch over every interview. This
Hello to you. Chinas government has previously denied they even exist. Now it says the state run detention camps its built in the far Western Region of xinjiang are simply schools to combat the rise of violent islamist extremism. Its thought up to a Million People are being held there. Last year, our correspondent John Sudworth exposed how rapidly these secure facilities were being developed. Now he has returned. And even though access is tightly controlled, and his itinerary was set by the government, he has found out more. You may find parts of his report disturbing. China used to deny it was Holding Hundreds of thousands of muslims in giant, secure facilities like this one. But now, we are being given a tour. The message these people are not prisoners, but students, willingly subjecting themselves to a kind of brainwashing. Is it your choice to be here . Translation yes, i was affected by extremism. Ive come here to transform my thoughts. Government officials watch over every interv
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And we would like to hear from you about facebooks soon to be launched cryptocurrency. Will you be signing up . Do you trust facebook with your spending . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United States is to deploy another 1,000 troops to the middle east, as tensions rise with iran. The us military has released what it says is further proof that iran was behind the attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman last week. The government in tehran has denied any involvement. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. More evidence that iran is to blame. These are the photographs the pentagon says offer further proof that the attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman were carried out by iranian forces. This image shows what the us military describes as the remnants of the magnetic attachment device of an unexploded limpet mine placed on one of the tan
Charles ellis tonne who says the issue goes deeper. Wonder boys brooklyn 8th graders signing a record deal for 2 million taking the industry by storm. Youll meet them tonight. Youre looking live over gaza where it is now day 25 in the fighting between israel and hamas. The last 24 hours have been brutal. [ gunfire ] israeli strikes hit near a market. A United Nations shelter in gaza was hit. Most of the people were still sleeping. Since the fighting began 1,363 palestinians mostly civilians died. In israel 63 soldiers and 6 civilians. Israel decides to continue the ground offensive, after uncovering hamas weapons and tunnels shown in this video. Nick schifrin is in gaza city. Good evening. For gazans the war is defined by two things the dead and displaced. Those two things combined at Shifa Hospital. In this hospital this is a quiet night. This man checks on a woman with shrapnel in the shoulder. He mobilizes his staff. Her wounds are considered minor. If from the first day you have th
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