http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/2e857db14f6a4d9ca04db283860d4731 MSN - CP National Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 13 May 2025 05:56:30 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/2e857db14f6a4d9ca04db283860d4731/n_Uyghur-Asylum20230201T2030 Members of Parliament voted unanimously to call on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China, which Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi said sends a strong signal to the world. He was joined by Mehmet Tohti, executive director, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, who said his own family has been targeted in China for his advocacy. n_Uyghur-Asylum20230201T2030 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 01:30:00 +0000 Members of Parliament voted unanimously to call on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China, which Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi said sends a strong signal to the world. He was joined by Mehmet Tohti, executive director, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, who said his own family has been targeted in China for his advocacy. SOUNDBITE 1: Sameer Zuberi, Liberal MP. SOUNDBITE 2: Mehmet Tohti, executive director, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project. PLACELINE: Ottawa, ON. CREDIT: The Canadian Press. LANGUAGE: English. Members of Parliament voted unanimously to call on Ottawa to start a refugee program to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs fleeing persecution in China, which Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi said sends a strong signal to the world. He was joined by Mehmet Tohti, executive director, Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project, who said his own family has been targeted in China for his advocacy. MPs unanimously vote for plan to resettle 10,000 Uyghurs