China is hunting Uyghurs around the world, with help from some surprising countries

China is hunting Uyghurs around the world, with help from some surprising countries

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“According to the report, what scholars call “transnational repression,” ranging from online harassment to detention and extradition, has taken place in 44 countries, and Uyghurs have been threatened and intimidated in United States, Japan and across the European Union. More than 1,500 detentions and forced returns to China have occurred since 1997, more than 1,300 of them since 2014.”