Shawudun Abdughupur, an ethnic Uygur cameraman, left his homeland a decade ago. Photo: AFP
Shawudun Abdughupur, an ethnic Uygur cameraman, left his homeland a decade ago. Photo: AFP
Xinjiang

Uygur man who fled bloodshed in Xinjiang still faces harassment from Chinese authorities, 12,500km away in New Zealand

  • After bloody riots broke out 10 years ago, Shawudun Abdughupur left Xinjiang, hoping for a safer life in New Zealand
  • But as he struggles to make a new life in a foreign land, he continues to experience harassment from the Chinese authorities, including having his communications with his mother cut off

Shawudun Abdughupur, an ethnic Uygur cameraman, left his homeland a decade ago. Photo: AFP
Shawudun Abdughupur, an ethnic Uygur cameraman, left his homeland a decade ago. Photo: AFP
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