Lawyer says Australia should sanction China
US-based activist lawyer Nury Turkel has become an active global campaigner as he seeks an end to the 'living nightmare' Uighurs are suffering in China, he tells Lunch with the AFR.
Lisa Murray writes on news specialising in Asia, the world and trade. Based in Shanghai, Lisa has more than 15 years experience as a journalist, is a former media writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and has written for the Financial Times and AsiaMoney in Indonesia.
US-based activist lawyer Nury Turkel has become an active global campaigner as he seeks an end to the 'living nightmare' Uighurs are suffering in China, he tells Lunch with the AFR.
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