‘A genocide against our people’: Australian Uyghur leader calls for athlete boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

‘While our people suffer in camps and in prison we can’t enjoy the game even if we want to. It hurts’

Uyghur community leader Adam Turan says it “hurts” that Australian athletes are still taking part in the Winter Olympics “in a country where they’re carrying out a genocide against our people”.

His voice adds to global criticism of China’s human rights record ahead of February’s games in Beijing.

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