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Huseyin Celil
Behar and Kamran: Canada must appoint a special envoy to bring Huseyin Celil home from China
The Canadian advocate for the human rights of Uyghurs has been imprisoned for 16 years, in blatant disregard of China's own laws. No one has been able to speak with him; he hasn't even had a consular visit. “I have not heard my husband’s voice in 16...
China urged to release ‘wrongfully’ jailed Canadian on 16th anniversary of his arrest
More than 20 current and former parliamentarians, as well as rights activists and ex-diplomats, have written Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urging the release of a Canadian man on the 16-year anniversary of his controversial detention. Huseyin Celil, a...
Liberal MPs press for appointment of special envoy to free long-jailed Canadian in China
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is facing calls from members of her own Liberal caucus to appoint a special envoy to China who could pursue the release of a Canadian citizen jailed by Beijing in controversial circumstances for more than 15 years. They say it’s...
Remember Canadians in Chinese prison as Olympics start, activists urge
As Canadian athletes arrive for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, some activists are using the occasion to draw attention to the plight of the more than 100 Canadians detained in China, including Chinese-Canadian Uyghur rights advocate Huseyin Celil....
Opinion: This Canadian has been jailed by China for 15 years. Why aren’t the Liberals helping?
It's time to bring to bring Huseyin Celil home and advocate for other persecuted Uyghur Muslims Uyghur rights activist and imam Huseyin Celil is seen in front of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa in 2005, the year he became a Canadian citizen. The following year he...
A diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games could bring Huseyin Celil home
As the 2022 Beijing Olympics approach, the plight of Canada’s Huseyin Celil needs to be a clear priority for our nation and government. In 2000, Celil escaped from his unlawful imprisonment in the People’s Republic of China where he was being held as punishment for...
Canadian Wife Fights for Uyghur Husband’s Release from Chinese Prison
WASHINGTON — For the past 15 and a half years, Kamila Talendibaeva has been longing to hear her husband's voice and waiting for news of him. Her husband, Huseyin Celil, is in a Chinese prison. Last month, when she and her four sons saw Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
The two Michaels are free. Could a Canadian locked up in China for 15 years be next?
Missing. Lost. Forgotten. These are some of the words Kamila Telendibaeva uses to describe her husband, Huseyin Celil. Celil is a Canadian citizen who has been imprisoned in China since 2006, and who has been barely heard of ever since. Telendibaeva had...
After ‘Two Michaels’ Release, Calls Mount For Release of Uyghur-Canadian Detained by China
Human rights advocates are pressing for the release of an ethnic Uyghur-Canadian citizen held in a Chinese prison since 2005, following Beijing’s freeing of two Canadians last month after Ottawa ended the house arrest of Huawei tech executive Meng Wanzhou. Huseyin...