Huseyin Celil

• Ottawa urged to keep fighting for release of Canadian detained in China

  Canadian human-rights activist Huseyin Celil was being held in Xinjiang Number One Prison in Urumqi until at least late 2016, a supporter said.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2023
  
• The two Michaels are free. Could a Canadian locked up in China for 15 years be next?

  Following the release of the two Michaels, the wife of another Canadian man imprisoned in China says she is hopeful of a break in her husband's case as well.

  Features

  Oct 16, 2021
  
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• Beijing Olympics offer ‘rare opportunity’ to secure Uyghur Canadian’s release from Chinese prison

  'China's hosting the Olympics, it's a moment in time where China could do the right thing,' said the lawyer for a Canadian Uyghur who has been imprisoned in China for 15 years.

  Investigations

  May 27, 2021
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• ‘They are in no hurry’: Beijing plays the long game as Canadians languish in China’s prisons

  The case of the two Michaels has garnered international attention, but another Canadian you may have never heard has been imprisoned in China for nearly 16 years.

  Features

  May 8, 2021
• Leaked Chinese documents raise questions about long-imprisoned Canadian

  A spokesman for Global Affairs Canada said Monday the government is deeply concerned by Huseyin Celil's detention, as well as the human-rights situation for Muslim Uighurs and other minorities in China.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2019
• Wife of Canadian citizen jailed 13 years in China fears he’s been ‘forgotten’ amid Huawei crisis

  Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil’s wife worries he is being left out of Ottawa’s efforts to help three other Canadians who are being held in China.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2019
• Detained abroad: Are Canadians’ human rights protected?

  Canadians may think their human rights are protected when travelling overseas, but the law is opaque when it comes to the federal government's responsibilities to its citizens detained abroad.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2016
• 10 years later, family of Canadian in Chinese prison still looking for answers

  It's been 10 years since a Canadian citizen was arrested and eventually sentenced to life in prison in China on widely condemned terrorism charges, and his wife and four young boys are still searching for answers.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2016
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• China reduces sentences for 11 Uighurs, including Canadian

  A court in western China has reduced the sentences of 11 Uighurs convicted of terrorism and endangering state security, including a naturalized Canadian preacher whose life term had been sharply criticized by Ottawa.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2016