The Guardian, TOKYOA manga depicting the plight of a Uighur woman who was detained and tortured in China has racked up millions of views and spawned versions in several languages. Media organizations this week revealed that China is holding more than 1 million people from the Uighur community and other Muslim minorities without trial. Shimizu’s short manga, which has been translated into English, Chinese, Uighur and other languages, tells the story of Mihrigul Tursun, a Uighur woman who was detained three times by Chinese authorities on returning from Egypt. Shimizu’s manga has attracted about 2.5 million views and has been shared more than 86,000 times since it appeared on Twitter in August, Kyodo news agency reported. Telling people about them through manga is my mission,” Shimizu told Kyodo.

Source: Taipei Times November 27, 2019 15:56 UTC