Fuss about the latest Disney film Mulan: part of the film was shot in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. In that province at least a million Uyghurs are being held in so-called re-education camps. China speaks of ‘voluntary retraining camps’, human rights organizations say that Muslims are tortured and brainwashed there.
In the credits of the film, Chinese local governments are thanked for the cooperation, writes de BBC. It would be about it Turpan Bureau of Public Security, the organization also responsible for public safety in the region.
“Xinjiang is home to the greatest human rights violations of the moment,” said Amnesty International’s Yara Boff Tonella. “You wouldn’t expect this from any company, but certainly not from Disney. You really wonder what stone they were under when they decided to start recording there.”
The hashtag ‘BoycottMulan’ is widely used online:
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