Introduction

Background on Huseyin Celil

False Charges and Imprisonment

Canada's Role and Response

Last Known Location

Consular Access Issues

Family's Perspective

Human Rights Implications

International Reactions

Conclusion and Next Steps

17 years ago, Chinese authorities imprisoned a Canadian Uyghur refugee named Huseyin Celil on false charges of terrorism and murder. No one has heard from him since 2017. How can a Canadian disappear in China without recourse? Host Yusuf Zine finds a clue on Huseyin's last known location and asks how the Canadian government can be shut out of a citizen's trial abroad and why this consular case lost public attention.
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CNN coverage of 9/11 attacks - Sept. 11, 2001 - Cable News Network. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company/youtube.com
September 11, 2001. Live TV Coverage Montage - via AAP Video/youtube.com
September 11, 2001: Former President George W. Bush addresses the nation - ABC News/youtube.com
Wife of Canadian Uyghur Imprisoned in China Wants Husband Back - Voice of America/youtube.com





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17 years ago, Chinese authorities imprisoned a Canadian Uyghur refugee named Huseyin Celil on false charges of terrorism and murder. No one has heard from him since 2017. How can a Canadian disappear in China without recourse? Host Yusuf Zine finds a clue on Huseyin's last known location and asks how the Canadian government can be shut out of a citizen's trial abroad and why this consular case lost public attention.
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Clip credits: 
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iwlFFM3DDQ">CNN coverage of 9/11 attacks - Sept. 11, 2001 - Cable News Network. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company/youtube.com</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7vgbrJCsTQ">Wife of Canadian Uyghur Imprisoned in China Wants Husband Back - Voice of America/youtube.com</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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