The case of the gentleman we heard from in the Report Isjust the case of the gentleman we heard from in the report is just how much he was willing to share with us, that level of detail is rare to come across because most people in this situation dont want to talk to journalists about their experience. They find it very difficult to actually communicate with their families, how do they do it . That is an interesting point, why cant a uyghur in the uk picked up a phone and call his family . That is because uyghurs in china are under intense surveillance. They assume their calls and Text Messages will be monitored by the state. One expert told us if a call comes in from a Family Member overseas, they wont pick up because they fear communicating free like that will put them at risk in some way. They feel at risk and hugely isolated as well. Sir geofrey nice kc is chair of the Uyghur Tribunal and we can talk to him now. Iam sure i am sure you heard that response to the bbc from the Chinese
Phones facing each other. he used one phone to connect with my mother, and then he used another phone to contact me, allowing me to see my mother through his screen. when i saw my mother, i couldn t contain my emotions. it had been 6 7 years since i last saw her, and it was an incredibly heart wrenching moment. there was a price to pay. the officer wanted something in return. we ve heard that the uyghur activists are planning to meet next month. we want you to attend and find out what they say, especially the leaders. we know who they are. they took my family hostage, putting me through this ordeal. even though i may appear fine on the outside, on the inside, i m suffering. a report published this year says 60% of the 400 uyghurs living in the uk have been approached with a similar request to inform on their peers or to stop speaking out
When i saw my mother, i couldn t contain my emotions. it had been 6 7 years since i last saw her, and it was an incredibly heart wrenching moment. there was a price to pay. the officer wanted something in return. we ve heard that the uyghur activists are planning to meet next month. we want you to attend and find out what they say, especially the leaders. we know who they are. they took my family hostage, putting me through this ordeal. even though i may appear fine on the outside, on the inside, i m suffering. a report published this year says 60% of the 400 uyghurs living in the uk have been approached with a similar request to inform on their peers or to stop speaking out about what s happening in xinjiang. this is about the way the chinese government harasses and threatens uyghur people
On the inside i am suffering. a report published this year says 60% of the 400 uyghurs living in the uk have been approached with a similar request. to inform on peers. speaking about what is happening in shinjang. this is about the way the chinese government harasses and threatens, uyghurs people abroad and tries to control their daily activities and friendship. most faced threats and harassment from police and government officials. all experienced family separation. uyghurs outside china of a line to the international community, they can speak for those still in shinjang. telling the world about its internment camps where the un says more than a million people have been detained in the last few years. alan refused to co operate and we understand the majority of requests made by chinese police are rejected by those in the uyghurs community. sam tudor,
Many times we ve reported on the plight of uyghur muslims in china with hundreds of thousands subjected to mass incarceration in the north west of the country. now researchers say the chinese authorities are pressuring uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners by threatening their families back home. refugees and activisits say the tactic is tearing communities apart. bbc newsnight s sam judah has been speaking to one refugee living in the uk about his experience. a demonstration outside the foreign office with a dark twist. these uyghurs want the government to speak up about human rights abuses in china. but someone has been asked to infiltrate their ranks, gather intelligence, and send details to the chinese authorities. we re calling him alim, and concealing his identity. he s a refugee living in the uk. it was an audio call through wechat. when they called me, i recorded it with my other phone.