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In China, Uighur Muslims Are Detained And Surveilled

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Published February 25, 2020 at 11:20 AM CST
Uighurs and their supporters rally across the street from United Nations headquarters in New York on March 15, 2018 to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands of their people into detention and political indoctrination centers. (Seth Wenig/AP)
Uighurs and their supporters rally across the street from United Nations headquarters in New York on March 15, 2018 to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign that has sent thousands of their people into detention and political indoctrination centers. (Seth Wenig/AP)

China has been detaining and surveilling its Uighur Muslim minority. Host Jeremy Hobson talks to Harvard professor Bill Kirby about the long-standing human rights crisis in the country.

 

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