Uygur man awaits Morocco ruling as China seeks extradition after Interpol snub

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October 14, 2021

Before leaving for Morocco in July, Yidiresi Aishan, a Uygur man from China, was little known outside the Uygur diaspora community in Turkey, where he has lived since 2012.

That changed when Aishan, also known as Idris Hasan, was detained on arrival in Casablanca on the basis of an Interpol alert requested by the Chinese government, which accused him of terrorism offences.

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