US demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years' jail

Financial world news, market analysis, investment scam prevention tips and more ✔️ Learn all there is to know about the asset management industry. This magazine is crafted specifically for those who are interested in diving into the global asset management world. WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The United States called on Wednesday (Dec 30) for the release of a Uighur Muslim medical doctor who relatives say was sentenced to 20 years jail in China because of family members' human rights activism in the United States. The daughter of Gulshan Abbas told a briefing organized with the bipartisan US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) that the family had recently learned her mother received the sentence in March last year on terrorism-related charges after disappearing in September 2018. The daughter, Ms Ziba Murat, called the charges "preposterous." Gulshan's sister, Ms Rushan Abbas, said they stemmed from activism by her and her brother Rishat Abbas, both of whom are based in the United States. "We have committed to working to defend our people's rights and advocate for justice, and now our sister is denied justice as a punishment," Ms Rushan said. In a tweet, the US assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labour, Mr Robert Destro, said Gulshan Abbas must be released. "Her forcible disappearance, detainment and harsh sentencing by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is evidence of a family suffering the consequences of speaking out against a To keep reading about US demands release of Uighur doctor who family say is sentenced to 20 years' jail, Click on the link. Seoul, Korea
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