China remains world’s top jailer of journalists: report

January 22, 2024 | UCA News

Zubayra Shamseden of the Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project alleged that China was imprisoning Uyghur journalists to stop the international community from knowing about their plight.

“It is clear from the imprisonment of Uyghur journalists that China doesn’t want the international community to know anything about Uyghurs,” Shamseden said.

“Uyghur journalists report on Uyghur issues. They are the voices of the Uyghur people in the world. By imprisoning Uyghur journalists, China is attempting to crush the voices of Uyghurs,” Shamseden added.

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