"The Chinese authorities have been heavily cracking down on the Uighurs in order to bring the torch through East Turkestan," Rebiya Kadeer, head of the Uighur American Association, told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Monday, May 5, using the Uighur name of the region.
"We have learned that many Uighurs are being detained and arrested by the Chinese authorities to prevent their peaceful protests in relation to the torch."
Secretary General of the Munich-based World Uighur Congress Dolkun Isa echoed similar concerns earlier this week.
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