Japanese manga about a Uighur woman’s persecution in China becomes viral hit

By 

Simon Denyer 

Dec. 14, 2019 at 10:46 p.m. GMT+8

in Tokyo A Japanese comic book telling the powerful and tragic tale of a 29-year-old Uighur woman from China has become a surprise viral hit.

"What has happened to me — A testimony of a Uyghur woman" recounts the story told by Mihrigul Tursun, a member of the Muslim minority in western China that has faced relentless crackdowns from authorities in Beijing.

The manga — as all comic-style works are known in Japan — describes Tursun's imprisonment and torture by the Chinese government, the death of one of her young children while in custody, and of the jailing of her husband for 16 years.

The cover of Tomomi Shimizu's manga. (Tomomi Shimizu)

Page 1 of Tomomi Shimizu's manga. (Tomomi Shimizu)