Original report from Phnom Penh
10 December 2009
The UNHCR has not received any official requests from the Chinese government regarding reported asylum seekers from the Uighur minority, an official said Thursday.
China’s foreign ministry is investigating reports that 22 members of the Muslim Uighur community are seeking asylum in Cambodia, Reuters reported Tuesday.
The Uighurs have reportedly entered Cambodia and sought asylum through the UN’s refugee office in Phnom Penh, following unrest in their home province of Xinjiang in July.
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