China Abducted Her Uyghur Sister When She Spoke Out Against Persecution

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🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Rushan Abbas, a Muslim Uyghur living in America, delivered remarks at the Hudson Institute in 2018 about China’s persecution of Uyghurs. Six days later, her sister was arrested by the Chinese government.

“My freedom of speech in America as an American citizen, my First Amendment right, cost my own sister's freedom,” Abbas, founder and executive director of Campaign for Uyghurs, says.

Abbas describes her sister as someone who was living an “ordinary life.”

“She's not famous. She's not an educator. She never traveled to any of the Muslim-majority countries. But yet, [the] last five years and nine months, that she's in jail now,” says Abbas, who was born in China but moved to America 35 years ago.

The Chinese Communist Party views “anything that's different as a threat,” Abbas says. “So, the Uyghurs believing in religion and speaking a different language and … having completely unique cultural differences—all this the Chinese government is taking as a threat.”

Since her sister was imprisoned in China, Abbas quit her job and began advocating full time for the freedom of Uyghurs just like her sister.

She joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why the Chinese Communist Party is persecuting Uyghurs and what Americans can do to help.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Single Podcast for Thursday, May 9th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.4	Rushan Abboss moved to the United States from China 35 years ago and she began to
0:17.3	advocate for the Uyghur people in China. She actually is the founder and executive director of the campaign for Weavers.
0:26.0	But as she began to share with the American people about the persecution of the Weeger people in China,
0:32.0	something tragic happened.
0:34.0	The Chinese government arrested Rishan Abbuss's sister and has imprisoned her sense.
0:41.0	Now Rishan has dedicated her life not only to advocating for her sister's freedom
0:46.4	and release, but for all Uyghur people facing persecution in China. Rishan joins me on today's show to share her story.
0:55.0	Stay tuned for our conversation after this.
0:57.0	Conservative women are problematic women. Why? Because we don't adhere to the
1:07.9	agenda of the radical left. Every Thursday morning on the Problematic Women Podcast Kristen I-camera, Lauren Evans, and me, Virginia
1:16.4	Allen, are joined by other conservative women to break down the big issues and news you care about. Whether you're interested in hot
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1:29.2	problematic women has you covered. We sort to the news to keep you up to date on the issues
1:34.8	that are a particular interest to conservative leaning that is problematic
1:39.6	women. Find problematic women wherever you like to listen to podcasts and follow the show on
1:45.7	Instagram.
1:46.7	Well it is my honor my privilege today to be joined by Rushan Abba. She's the founder and
1:54.9	executive director of the campaign for Weakers. Thank you so much for being here
1:59.3	today. I really appreciate it. Thank you Virginia for giving me this opportunity.
2:04.0	Oh of course it's our pleasure.
2:05.8	Now you were you were born in China correct?
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