Supporters still seek release of jailed Canadian Huseyin Celil
The gist
Supporters of jailed Uyghur-Canadian activist Huseyin Celil keep campaigning for his release as PM Mark Carney heads to an APEC summit in Shenzhen.
The case has bedevilled three Canadian governments and stayed largely dormant for a decade.
How it unfolded
- 2006Huseyin Celil is detained in Uzbekistan and ultimately deported to China, where he has been jailed ever since.
- 2007Celil is convicted on charges of terrorism and separatism over the objections of Ottawa and human-rights groups.
- 2016Celil is among 11 Uyghurs whose sentences are reduced, in his case to 20 years, after they "had confessed their crimes and shown remorse," according to Chinese state media.