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:

• 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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