Chinese police arrest Uyghur sisters and mother in Urumqi for sending goods to Turkey
17 Jul 2026, 03:58 GMT
By Tahir Izgil for RFA Uyghur
Topic: Uyghur
Credit: Tahir Izgil for RFA Uyghur
Source URL: https://rfa.org/english/uyghur/2026/07/17/urumqi-xinjiang-china-police-turkey-arrest-mother-sisters/
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Uyghur sisters Gulzeper Hekim, left, Gulmire Kamil, second left, and Guljennet Kamil, right, and their mother Bahargul Tohti were arrested in Urumqi on July 4 and July 11, 2026, in an undated combination of family photos.