Chinese authorities have blacklisted Australian Uyghur community leaders and activists as “suspected terrorists” for monitoring and harassment in a trove of police records obtained by the ABC.
Key points:
- The ABC has spoken to three Uyghurs living in Australia who have been blacklisted as “suspected terrorists”
- The blacklist is part of a hacked database containing more than 1 million Shanghai police and surveillance records
- Australian Uyghurs say they and their families have been monitored and threatened by Chinese authorities, both in Australia and China