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February 15, 2012

Hundreds Protest Chinese Abuses Outside White House 
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Outside the White House, hundreds of people rallied to protest China's
treatment of Tibet, ethnic Uighurs and members of the Falun Gong. Alim
Seytoff of the Uighur American Association urged President Obama to
pressure Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on alleged human rights
abuses.

Alim Seytoff: "Our hope is that when President Obama and Vice President
Joe Biden meet with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping they would raise
— in addition to other security and trade issues — would
raise human rights issues, specifically the case of Uighur Muslims and
Tibetan Buddhists, in addition to the Chinese dissidents and lawyers who
have been locked up and disappeared."



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