Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil

The team investigates how "actively engaged" the Government of Canada is on the case of Huseyin Celil. Plus, the team makes their final round of calls to the Xinjiang No. 1 Prison in a last-ditch attempt to learn anything about Huseyin's location and well-being. This time, there's a new and surprising response from the jail. Finally, host Yusuf Zine reflects on the results of this search for Huseyin - and adds his own personal letter to the piles of correspondence trying to reach him.
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Clip credits:
Wife of Huseyincan Celil makes impassioned plea for government to take greater role in securing his freedom - Global News
Release Huseyin Celil! - Garnett Genuis’ Facebook (ParlVu)
Dominic Barton on Canadian Huseyin Celil - CBC
MP says ‘Canada is meeting the moment’ as Parliament votes to support the relocation of 10,000 Uyghurs - CBC
Canadian MP Heather McPherson criticises Canada’s parliament for ‘politicising human rights’ - Middle East Eye
Beat 1163: Shehide, USA (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Beat 1205: Subhi, USA (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Beat 1210: Nurhoja, Australia (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Beat 1049: Jewlan, Turkey (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Beat 1206: Tumaris, USA (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Beat 221: Abduweli, Norway (English) - Uyghur Pulse
Hostage Diplomacy: The forgotten Canadian imprisoned in China - Global News
 
 
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The team attempts to verify a stunning revelation from a 2021 report that listed Huseyin Celil as a prisoner who's been released. Was it possible that Huseyin is out of jail? If so, where would he go? Following this lead, the team uncovers more details about Huseyin's time in detention at the No. 1 prison. Plus, our translator returns to help make more phone calls to the prison staff - and they get even more heated.
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The team goes back to the drawing board on how to best get information on Huseyin Celil. They turn to two high profile former Canadian politicians and an American self-described, human rights salesman, for help. Meanwhile, Huseyin Celil's family still will not return host Yusuf Zine's calls and Yusuf takes stock of who this show really serves.
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Clip credits
Canada's Conservative Party wins majority government - ABC News (Australia)
Chinese Fugitive Lai Changxing Faces Trial in Xiamen - NTD Televison
WRAP Canadian FM Peter MacKay meets Chinese FM ADDS presser - AP Archive
China confirms arrests of two detained Canadians - CGTN
China charged two Canadians with spying: What happens next? - CBC News
Two Michaels released from China - City News 1130
Two Michaels receive standing ovation in House of Commons #shorts - CBC News
What we've learned about the Chinese spy balloon - CBS News
Chinese government operating illegal 'police stations' in Canada: RCMP report - CTV News
China accuses Canada of smearing its reputation over allegedly operating overseas 'police stations' - CTV News
Joly: Canada is expelling Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei over alleged threats to MP Chong - CTV News
Canada braces for retaliation over Chinese diplomat's expulsion- CBC News: The National
 
 
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The team attempts their first calls to Xinjiang's main jail for political prisoners to ask about Huseyin Celil. But first, how would Ontario-based journalists prepare to contact a prison in China? What risks do Canadians face for calling Xinjiang for answers on political prisoners? A cybersecurity expert chats with host Yusuf Zine to weigh in on how to navigate online life anonymously.
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The elusive founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database, Gene Bunin, gives more details on Huseyin Celil's whereabouts. A Google Earth satellite search, assisted by Alison Killings, offers a peek into what is inside northwestern China's "prison park." A former inmate recalls China's treatment of Uyghur prisoners. Finally, host Yusuf Zine considers a strategy that no one has attempted before to get updates on Huseyin.
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Clip credits
New evidence of Uyghur children separated from their families in China - BBC News/BBC/youtube.com
Surviving China’s Uighur camps | Reporters Plus - FRANCE 24 English/FRANCE 24/youtube.com
Why more than a million Uighurs are being held in camps in China - Guardian News
China denies report that Uyghur children are being held in boarding schools - CNN
Leaked data offers significant new insights into China's Uyghur detention camps - BBC News
China cables: 'Don't listen to fake news' about Xinjiang camps, says Chinese ambassador - Guardian News
China's Foreign Minister criticizes Canadian reporter for her question - CBC News
China's ambassador denies abuse of Uighurs in Xinjiang during Andrew Marr interview - Guardian News
Xinjiang religious leader: U.S. should get facts straight - CGTN
Inside China's 'thought transformation' camps - BBC News
Officials: 'Xinjiang Victims Database' is based on fabrications - CGTN
 
 
 
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