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Turn on the light in China’s prisons

Press release
Stockholm , 15 June 2011

Turn on the light in China’s prisons

– China’s many political prisoners do not deserve to be forgotten in dark and unknown prisons. Sweden is directly involved in this asylum case and should stand up for human rights. When the UN fails, Sweden must have the courage to stand up against dictatorships methods.

Said Annelie Enochsson, Member of Parliament for the Christian Democrats, as she submitted a written question to the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt. Annelie Enochson demanding Swedish concern into what happened Ershidin Israel.

– History teacher Ershidin Israel had witnessed the brutality of the Chinese regime against its Uighur compatriots and fled on foot over to Kazakhstan. Once granted the status by the UNHCR as a refugee, he was to be resettled in Sweden.

– UNHCR pulled Mr. Israel’s refugee status after pressure from China and refuses to disclose its reasons. This meant that China could get Ershidin Israel extradited back to China where he has not been heard of since. Sweden should follow up on how Ershidin Israel’s rights are protected and what happened to him.

– China systematically brands Uighur dissidents as terrorists. International observers report how China uses the terrorist designation to dismiss criticism of the abuse of human rights in the region. Their region of Eastern Turkestan is characterized by the fact that it is the only part of China where people still is executed for political opposition against the Chinese government, says Annelie Enochson.

For more information:

Annelie Enochson
Member of Parliament
tel. 08-786 44 20
mobil. 070-65 50 650

Jonathan Lindgren
Political adviser
tel. 08-786 53 08
mobil. 070-558 69 77

www.kristdemokraterna.se

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