{"id":16994,"date":"2021-06-09T17:32:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/?post_type=news&#038;p=16994"},"modified":"2021-08-11T18:30:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T18:30:39","slug":"itv-family-members-of-uyghur-tribunal-witnesses-put-up-by-china-to-rebut-their-relatives-claims","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uyghurtribunal.com\/?news=itv-family-members-of-uyghur-tribunal-witnesses-put-up-by-china-to-rebut-their-relatives-claims","title":{"rendered":"FAMILY MEMBERS OF UYGHUR TRIBUNAL WITNESSES PUT UP BY CHINA TO REBUT THEIR RELATIVES\u2019 CLAIMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.20-300x167.png\" alt=\"ITV Uyghur Tribunal\" width=\"844\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uyghurtribunal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.20-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uyghurtribunal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.20-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uyghurtribunal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.20-700x389.png 700w, https:\/\/www.uyghurtribunal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.20.png 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Family members of some witnesses at the Uyghur Tribunal in London are being put up at a press conference in China to rebut their relatives\u2019 claims.<\/p>\n<p>The first set of hearings of the Uyghur Tribunal were held in Westminster over the weekend. Witnesses accused China of genocide, with allegations of forced sterilisations, family separations, and the mass internment of around one million Turkic Muslims.<\/p>\n<p>China has dismissed the Uyghur Tribunal as a farce, an illegal publicity stunt to smear and attack the reputation of Xinjiang, and its people.<\/p>\n<p>When Mihrigul Tursun was detained in China, her then-two-year old-triplets were thriving toddlers.<\/p>\n<p>When she was released two years later, they were returned \u2013 Elina and Moez with serious health issues, Mohaned as a frozen corpse.<br \/>\nFrom birth, he had been the strongest of the babies. She has no idea what happened to him. The children still ask for their brother.<\/p>\n<p>One day, they might ask why they have operation scars on their necks \u2013 no one is sure why.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16237\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.57.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.57.png 798w, https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.57-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.57-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.utjd.org\/uyghurtribunal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screenshot-2021-06-16-at-12.42.57-700x391.png 700w\" alt=\"ITV Uyghur Tribunal\" width=\"589\" height=\"329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16237\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-16237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mihrigul Tursun and her two children Elina and Moez<br \/>\nCredit: ITV News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mihrigul testified against China at the Uyghur Tribunal. Now, she and two other Uyghurs exiled in the USA, are in China\u2019s sights as family members are broadcast condemning their testimony.<\/p>\n<p>These women were not sure what fate had befallen their relatives until they saw the videos. Now, they fear they are among the million Uyghurs detained by China and forced into these statements.<\/p>\n<p>Tursunay Ziyadin spoke to ITV News just before she gave evidence. She told how beatings and internal torture in the camps had left her sterile.<\/p>\n<p>A woman she did not know was presented as a good friend \u2013 and claimed infertility was why Tursuany\u2019s husband left her. He actually died in a car crash.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International will publish new evidence on Thursday, including harrowing testimonies from more than 50 former camp detainees about their treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2021-06-09\/family-members-of-uyghur-tribunal-witnesses-put-up-by-china-to-rebut-their-relatives-claims\">Original article published here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family members of some witnesses at the Uyghur Tribunal in London are being put up at a press conference in China to rebut their relatives\u2019 claims. The first set of hearings of the Uyghur Tribunal were held in Westminster over the weekend. 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