Uighur man in Turkey fears for his family back in Xinjiang

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China is believed to have detained more than a million Muslim ethnic minorities in re-education camps. Turgunjan Tursun fled Xinjiang, China, five years ago for Turkey. But his family didn’t make it out. And he now fears that they’re being detained and his attempts to contact them have put them in more danger.  Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul.

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