While the Chinese atrocities in East Turkestan were endless, a great drama took place in Urumqi, the center of East Turkestan.
In Urumqi, 44 Uyghur Muslim Turks were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a building that was kept under quarantine under the pretext of Covid-19 and no entry or exit was allowed.
After the loss of life in an apartment complex in Tianshan district on November 24, which is believed to have been caused by a power failure in an apartment, China reacted.
Because the residents of the apartment where the fire broke out in Urumqi could not leave their homes due to quarantine, and the firefighters could not enter the complex surrounded by metal barriers and barriers, they could not intervene in the fire in time.
The spread of videos on social media showing that the pressurized water sprayed by the fire truck, which did not enter the apartment complex due to the delay of the firefighters in responding to the fire and the obstruction of the isolation barriers, could not reach the building, increased the reactions towards China.
Another address of the protests against China was Istanbul. Uyghurs gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul to protest the Chinese atrocities and called on international organizations, especially Turkey, to take action against the persecution in China.
AFTER THE DISCHARGE, PEOPLE SPREAD ON THE STREETS
Uyghur journalist Muhammet Ali Atayurt, on the subject, "The Chinese regime, which locked hundreds of thousands of people in their homes under the pretext of zero Covid, caused the death of 44 Uyghur Turks by burning alive in their own home. After the death of 44 people, all of whom were Uighur Turks, who could not escape from their homes due to the fact that the doors were locked from the outside in the fire, many settler Chinese and local people, who were worried about their own fate, rose up against the Chinese regime and the endless quarantine persecution. Anti-quarantine actions, which spread to different cities of East Turkestan, filled the streets in the cities of Hoten, Aksu, Kashgar, Korla and Gulca, and it was observed that the people and the police forces wearing white overalls came face to face. In the action, which emphasized "no to quarantine", the Chinese authorities tried to prevent the Uyghur Turks who were protesting. But the prominence of the settler Chinese involved has reduced the mass targeting of Uyghurs. However, as of November 26, large-scale arrests began across Urumqi and East Turkestan," he said.
THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY MAY OVERRIDE!
"While the social movement that started in Urumqi and spread all over China continued, the reasons for the arrests were 'civil disobedience' and 'spreading gossip on the internet'. The claim that quarantine measures caused the fire, in which 44 people died, triggered a new wave of protests. Following the demonstrations that started in Urumqi, news of protests came from Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan. In particular, it was reported that students from 103 universities across China were involved in the protests. In the images from Shanghai, China's most populous city, the Chinese gathered on the 'Urumqi Middle Road' street and said, 'Xi Jinping resign! Overthrow the Chinese Communist Party! Let there be full closure in Urumqi. People blamed the government for the disaster in East Turkestan by shouting slogans of 'Freedom for Xinjiang!'. As the protests continued, the sign on the iconic 'Urumqi Orta Yolu' street was hastily removed," he added.