Rights group says Chinese policing programme selects people for arrest for ‘everyday, lawful’ behaviour.
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A big-data program in China’s Xinjiang “arbitrarily selects” Muslims for detention, flagging behaviour such as wearing a veil, studying the Quran or going on the Hajj pilgrimage as reasons for arrest, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Tiếp tục đọc “China uses big data to select Muslims for arrest in Xinjiang: HRW”



![Jolovan Wham is being charged for an offence under the Public Order Act for holding a placard with a smiley face outside a police station on March 28 [Jolovan Wham/Handout via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-20T045137Z_601690018_RC2S6K9752GR_RTRMADP_3_SINGAPORE-CRIME.jpg?resize=530%2C380)


Phạm Thị Thiên Hà (centre) in court on Friday morning. — Photo dantri.com.vn
