Uighurs protesters confronted with police in ChinaBy Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
04 December 2009
Twenty-two members of a Chinese minority group who reportedly witnessed violent protests against the Chinese administration in July are now in Cambodia seeking asylum, according to US media reports.
The Washington Post on Thursday quoted Omar Kanat, vice president for the World Uyghur Congress, saying that the 22 people, three of them children, arrived in Cambodia over the past several weeks.
A reliable source confirmed to VOA Khmer on Thursday that the 22 Uighurs are now in Cambodia and in good condition.
Cambodian government officials contacted Thursday said they have not been informed of the case.
“I’ve heard that Washingtonhas run this story,” national police spokesman Keat Chantharith said Thursday. “People have asked me too. I am not aware of it. I have received no information.”“People have asked me about the case too and said the Washington Post has run the story. I checked with several people, but received no answers,” said Koy Kuong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Koy Kuong, however, said that it is still too early to say whether Cambodia will hand the refugees over if they are in Cambodia and China requests their return.Turkic Uighurs are mostly Muslim ethnic group from the far western province of Xinjiang, where for years separatists have waged a campaign against the Chinese government in the resource-rich region.
In early July protesters led violent demonstrations in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
The Washington Post on Thursday quoted Omar Kanat, vice president for the World Uyghur Congress, saying that the 22 people, three of them children, arrived in Cambodia over the past several weeks.
A reliable source confirmed to VOA Khmer on Thursday that the 22 Uighurs are now in Cambodia and in good condition.
Cambodian government officials contacted Thursday said they have not been informed of the case.
“I’ve heard that Washingtonhas run this story,” national police spokesman Keat Chantharith said Thursday. “People have asked me too. I am not aware of it. I have received no information.”“People have asked me about the case too and said the Washington Post has run the story. I checked with several people, but received no answers,” said Koy Kuong, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Koy Kuong, however, said that it is still too early to say whether Cambodia will hand the refugees over if they are in Cambodia and China requests their return.Turkic Uighurs are mostly Muslim ethnic group from the far western province of Xinjiang, where for years separatists have waged a campaign against the Chinese government in the resource-rich region.
In early July protesters led violent demonstrations in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.
4 comments:
If people run to me for help and I will help them!
Dirt poor Cambodia rely heavily on Chinese Aid will have no choice except to return these Uighurs back to China! Other countries need to step in and save these people from persecution!
poor Uighurs.
why you don't choose Thailand or Malayia for asylum. Cambodia is virtually slave to china and vietnam. you will be deported back to China.
That's right, Cambodia Hun Sen CPP is a good friend to China. Chinese government is abusing its citizen in violation of human right. Cambodia Hun Sen CPP government is NO diffrent. Hun Sen CPP evicts people, abuse people, truely violate human right to its own citizen and these innocent citizen are unarmed.
How can they tread unarmed civilian people like that ? Do they have heart? Yes, they do but their hearts are made from STEAL.
Khmer in WA, USA
The NGO’s activists of defence of human rights and other political party referring to the same cause (the defence of human rights), if you do not intervene to help these unfortunates Uighurs to obtain the asylum in Cambodia as they wish . If you do not intervene with the same zeal for these Uighurs as you had made to defend the bonze activist monk Tim Sakhorn, you betray the cause of human rights; and criticism of the government towards you is completely established ; you are a simple appendix of the sam rainsy party and pawns of this party, and it is that you will appear to the eyes of the Cambodian and international public opinion.
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