US denounces 'awful abuses' of Muslim Uighurs detained in China

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Last Updated : Sep 22 2018 | 12:50 AM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday denounced "awful abuses" of Muslim Uighurs detained in Chinese reeducation camps.

"Hundreds of thousands and possibly millions of Uighurs are held against their will in so-called reeducation camps where they're forced to endure severe political indoctrination and other awful abuses," Pompeo said in a speech on religious freedom around the world.

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First Published: Sep 22 2018 | 12:50 AM IST

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