In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, Meripet, 29, hasn't seen her other four children since, and heard they were taken to a live-in kindergarten in Hotan, China. AP
In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, Meripet, 29, hasn't seen her other four children since, and heard they were taken to a live-in kindergarten in Hotan, China. AP
In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, Meripet, 29, hasn't seen her other four children since, and heard they were taken to a live-in kindergarten in Hotan, China. AP
In this Aug. 20, 2018, photo, Meripet, 29, hasn't seen her other four children since, and heard they were taken to a live-in kindergarten in Hotan, China. AP

US denounces 'awful abuses' of Muslim Uighurs detained in China


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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday denounced "awful abuses" of Muslim Uighurs detained in Chinese reeducation camps.

"Hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of Uighurs are held against their will in so-called reeducation camps where they're forced to endure severe political indoctrination and other awful abuses," Mr Pompeo said in a speech on the state of religious freedom around the world.

Beijing has rejected UN estimates that more than a million members of Muslim minorities are being held in internment camps in China's western Xinjiang region.

In a letter to Mr Pompeo and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress late last month called for sanctions on Chinese officials implicated in the internment of Uighurs.

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A policy of non-intervention should be respected. So should Uighur rights

Beijing: anti-China forces are criticising Uighur crackdown

UN says it has credible reports that China holds a million Uighurs in secret camps

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Mr Pompeo did not say in the speech whether he would take punitive measures.

He also expressed concern about the fate of Christians in China, who he said had been targeted in a government crackdown.

The government, he said, has been "closing churches, burning bibles and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith."

Teachers' pay - what you need to know

Pay varies significantly depending on the school, its rating and the curriculum. Here's a rough guide as of January 2021:

- top end schools tend to pay Dh16,000-17,000 a month - plus a monthly housing allowance of up to Dh6,000. These tend to be British curriculum schools rated 'outstanding' or 'very good', followed by American schools

- average salary across curriculums and skill levels is about Dh10,000, recruiters say

- it is becoming more common for schools to provide accommodation, sometimes in an apartment block with other teachers, rather than hand teachers a cash housing allowance

- some strong performing schools have cut back on salaries since the pandemic began, sometimes offering Dh16,000 including the housing allowance, which reflects the slump in rental costs, and sheer demand for jobs

- maths and science teachers are most in demand and some schools will pay up to Dh3,000 more than other teachers in recognition of their technical skills

- at the other end of the market, teachers in some Indian schools, where fees are lower and competition among applicants is intense, can be paid as low as Dh3,000 per month

- in Indian schools, it has also become common for teachers to share residential accommodation, living in a block with colleagues

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