China accused in death of Uyghur returning from Japan
04 Jul 2021, 06:18 GMT+10
Beijing [China], July 4 (ANI): Amid China's increasing repression of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, the suspicious death of Uyghur plant biology researcher in December 2020 at a detention facility in the province has drawn attention on social media, according to a report in Voice of America (VOA).
Mihriay Erkin, 29, left her job at Japan's Nara Technology and Science Institute in June 2019 and returned to China over concerns about the safety of her parents in Xinjiang province. She was arbitrarily detained and sent to the Yanbulaq detention center in Kashgar in February 2020.