Canada votes to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees while Muslim and Arab countries deport Uyghurs to China
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The Canadian parliament unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees who escaped China’s genocide and brutal policies into Canada over two years.
by Tahir imin Uyghurian
The Canadian parliament unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur refugees who escaped China’s genocide and brutal policies into Canada over two years.
The Canadian House of Commons voted 322-0 for Liberal member of parliament Sameer Zuberi’s bill, which also demanded that the government acknowledge that Uyghurs and other ethnic Turkic Muslims who have fled to third countries face “pressure and intimidation” from China to return.
“Canada will always do its part in helping those in need of protection,I am committed to working with members of all parties to advance the measures outlined in the motion adopted by the House of Commons today.” Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said in a statement. “
In 2021, Canada became one of the first countries to recognize China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide.
In 2021, Canada became one of the first countries to recognize China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide.
Major media outlets have reported that dozens of Muslim and Arab countries have been deporting Uyghurs to China for decades.
In 2021, CNN reported that “Uyghurs are being deported from Muslim countries, raising concerns about China’s growing reach”.
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