Marking the eighth anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of Dr. Gulshan Abbas by the Government of the People's Republic of China, condemning the use of transnational repression to retaliate against the exercise of free speech in the United States, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release.
House Resolution 1570 marks the eighth anniversary of the detention of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, a retired Uyghur doctor who has been imprisoned in China since 2018. The resolution characterizes her imprisonment as an act of transnational repression intended to retaliate against her family members for exercising free speech in the United States. It calls on the Chinese government to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Abbas and condemns the use of detention to silence critics abroad. Additionally, the bill urges U.S. officials to raise her case during diplomatic engagements with China and recommends considering sanctions against responsible officials while working with international partners to secure her freedom.
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