China: Officials Pressuring Uyghurs in France

Click to expand Image Left: Mirkamel Tourghoun. © Private; Right: Abdurahman Tohti. © Private (Paris) – Chinese authorities have attempted to pressure two ethnic Uyghur activists living in Paris, including by asking one to spy on France’s Uyghur diaspora, Human Rights Watch said today. The case highlights the Chinese government’s increasing harassment of critics abroad and members of diaspora communities, abusive acts beyond China’s borders known as “transnational repression.”“The Chinese government seeks to silence critical Uyghur voices in France through coercion, intimidation,…

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