A Uighur son’s plea for his mother

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China’s government lashes out at the US after House lawmakers passed legislation demanding a tougher stance opposing the mass detention of Uighurs in Xinjiang. Ferkat Jawdat, a Uighur and a US citizen, wants Chinese authorities to explain what happened to his mother during her time in a Uighur detention camp.  

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