Introduction

Huseyin Celil's Early Life

Insights from the Xinjiang Victims Database

Gene Bunin's Contributions

Satellite Images and Prison Parks

Former Inmate's Testimony

China's Treatment of Uyghur Prisoners

Canada's Diplomatic Efforts

Challenges in Consular Access

Conclusion and Next Steps

The elusive founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database, Gene Bunin, gives more details on Huseyin Celil's whereabouts. A Google Earth satellite search, assisted by Alison Killings, offers a peek into what is inside northwestern China's "prison park." A former inmate recalls China's treatment of Uyghur prisoners. Finally, host Yusuf Zine considers a strategy that no one has attempted before to get updates on Huseyin.
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New evidence of Uyghur children separated from their families in China - BBC News/BBC/youtube.com
Surviving China’s Uighur camps | Reporters Plus - FRANCE 24 English/FRANCE 24/youtube.com
Why more than a million Uighurs are being held in camps in China - Guardian News
China denies report that Uyghur children are being held in boarding schools - CNN
Leaked data offers significant new insights into China's Uyghur detention camps - BBC News
China cables: 'Don't listen to fake news' about Xinjiang camps, says Chinese ambassador - Guardian News
China's Foreign Minister criticizes Canadian reporter for her question - CBC News
China's ambassador denies abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang during Andrew Marr interview - Guardian News
Xinjiang religious leader: U.S. should get facts straight - CGTN
Inside China's 'thought transformation' camps - BBC News
Officials: 'Xinjiang Victims Database' is based on fabrications - CGTN







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The elusive founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database, Gene Bunin, gives more details on Huseyin Celil's whereabouts. A Google Earth satellite search, assisted by Alison Killings, offers a peek into what is inside northwestern China's "prison park." A former inmate recalls China's treatment of Uyghur prisoners. Finally, host Yusuf Zine considers a strategy that no one has attempted before to get updates on Huseyin.
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Shla50pRxA">Surviving China’s Uighur camps | Reporters Plus - FRANCE 24 English/FRANCE 24/youtube.com</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKpyaDZkNfU">Why more than a million Uighurs are being held in camps in China - Guardian News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrfBIH8d9Wc&amp;t">China denies report that Uyghur children are being held in boarding schools - CNN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgFiwWt0dk&amp;t">Leaked data offers significant new insights into China's Uyghur detention camps - BBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfjCixbHvHo">China cables: 'Don't listen to fake news' about Xinjiang camps, says Chinese ambassador - Guardian News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qikBsQ1h4S8">China's Foreign Minister criticizes Canadian reporter for her question - CBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwBaL-5o1oc">China's ambassador denies abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang during Andrew Marr interview - Guardian News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B1X8Vy9WLM">Xinjiang religious leader: U.S. should get facts straight - CGTN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmId2ZP3h0c&amp;t">Inside China's 'thought transformation' camps - BBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_qISnLJhKc">Officials: 'Xinjiang Victims Database' is based on fabrications - CGTN</a></li>
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In 2006, Canadian Huseyin Celil, a Uyghur refugee, travelled with his wife and children to Uzebekistan to visit family. What was supposed to be a family reunion ended when he was arrested under false pretenses and eventually delivered to China where he was sent to prison. 17-years later, his fate remains unknown and his family desperate for answers.

‘Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil,’ a six-part investigative series from TVO Today, reopens the diplomatic cold case. With China implementing harsher crackdowns on its Uyghur population, Huseyin was cut off from communicating from his family. No one knows how he’s doing or where he is. In the wake of the release of the Two Michaels in 2021, the series re-examines why Canada couldn’t do the same for Huseyin. It investigates whether the Canadian government has done all it can to release him, and takes matters into its own hands to get more information on Huseyin’s whereabouts today. Hosted by Yusuf Zine.

In 2006, Canadian Huseyin Celil, a Uyghur refugee, travelled with his wife and children to Uzebekistan to visit family. What was supposed to be a family reunion ended when he was arrested under false pretenses and eventually delivered to China where he was sent to prison. 17-years later, his fate remains unknown and his family desperate for answers.
‘Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil,’ a six-part investigative series from TVO Today, reopens the diplomatic cold case. With China implementing harsher crackdowns on its Uyghur population, Huseyin was cut off from communicating from his family. No one knows how he’s doing or where he is. In the wake of the release of the Two Michaels in 2021, the series re-examines why Canada couldn’t do the same for Huseyin. It investigates whether the Canadian government has done all it can to release him, and takes matters into its own hands to get more information on Huseyin’s whereabouts today. Hosted by Yusuf Zine.

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