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Every Thursday afternoon, Turnisa Matsedik-Qira stands outside the Chinese consulate protesting the treatment of her family and other Uyghur families whose relatives have simply disappeared.
Last week, she’d only had a few hours sleep after her overnight nursing shift on a COVID ward before heading out to join others across Canada for this weekly protest.
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Sometimes, Matsedik-Qira’s husband and twins go with her. Sometimes, she is the only protester, which can be frightening. Several times when she’s been alone, people have shown up and verbally abused her. At home, she’s received a threatening phone call.