‘China cannot silence me’: Uighur activist speaks out and asks Australians for support

Leading Uighur campaigner Rushan Abbas is calling on the Australian government to punish China for its human rights abuses through trade.

Here, she tells SBS News of her personal pain and appeals to everyday Australians for help.

Rushan Abbas doesn’t hold back when it comes to speaking out about the inhumane repression of her people by the Chinese government.

The US-based activist founded Campaign for Uyghurs in 2017 to advocate and mobilise the …