Kyrgyz Uyghurs Protest At Chinese Embassy
July 05, 2006
Some of the protesters at July 5 picket in front of the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek (RFE/RL)
Huseyin Celil, a Canadian citizen, was detained by Uzbek authorities in Tashkent in March and later deported to China.
Beijing accuses Celil of involvement in an attack six years ago on a state delegation in China's western Xingijang Province, the home of Turkic-speaking Uyghurs.
The demonstrators handed over a petition to a Chinese Embassy official and dispersed peacefully after about one hour.