Chinese authorities collecting DNA from all residents of Xinjiang
(The Guardian World News)

Officials build database of iris scans and blood types of everyone aged 12 to 65 in region home to 11 million Muslim UighursChinese authorities are collecting DNA samples, fingerprints and other biometric data from every resident in a far western region, Human Rights Watch has said.Officials are also building a database of iris scans and blood types of everyone aged between 12 and 65 in Xinjiang, adding to controls in a place some experts have called an `open-air prison`. Continue reading...