The families torn apart by Uighur detention camps

The families torn apart by Uighur detention camps

China calls them centres for re-education. The United States says the actions of the state amount to genocide. As more testimonies emerge from China’s “re-education” camps in the Xinjiang region of China, Colin Murray speaks to a former detainee who recounts appalling abuses, a reporter who posed as a tourist to gain access to the region, and a Uighur American who fears he’ll never see his mother again following her internment. Independent estimates suggest more than a million men and women have been detained in the network of camps, while human rights groups allege mass detention and forced sterilization - both allegations are denied by the Chinese government. Journalist Isobel Yeung describes her experience of China’s Orwellian surveillance and harassment first-hand during her time in Xinjiang, and how she captured hidden-camera footage of multiple Uighur men being detained by police in the middle of the night: “It's almost laughable the amount of reasons that a Uighur individual could end up in a very high security prison essentially. People told me that they'd been imprisoned for wearing a headscarf or from having WhatsApp on their phone, or from reading Arabic on their phone. The list goes on and on and on and it's incredible. Almost every Uighur individual is seen as a direct security threat, and that is exactly how they're treated.” Uighur-American engineer, Ferkat Jawdat left China in 2011 but his mother was denied a passport despite being granted an American visa. She's since been repeatedly detained in camps and following her release is still not allowed to leave her home. Ferkat has become an activist and leading voice on the treatment of the Uighur people but says he’s been warned to stop speaking out: “In 2019 I had a meeting with (the US) former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. So after three days I learnt that my mum was being transferred from the camp to a prison and then I received a message that I had to stop speaking out. If not, that I would lose my mum forever.” Tursunay Ziawudun spent two periods detained in a camp in Xinjiang. The second stint lasted nine months, and it’s during this time she says she was raped and tortured: “For a woman, who suffered from gang rapes it’s an unspeakable shame, but if I don’t speak up I have siblings and their children there, and our future generations are living there, and what is going to happen to our Uyghur women and their children? Bearing in mind of all those who are still suffering, I am prepared to make all sacrifices.” “How many women like me have suffered their abuse, I am not the only one, many of them are so young and innocent, I appeal to the world that it must not standby idly, I wish to believe and hope that the world will act.”

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Black and British: Your stories and experiences

Black and British: Your stories and experiences

From protests, to trailblazing, to love across cultures - 5 Live’s Alice During shares an audio collection of stories and experiences from black British people, broadcast on the network during Black History Month.Photo posed by model.

11 Marras 202038min

Racism in football: FA chairman Greg Clarke resigns

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Colin Murray hears reaction to the news that FA chairman Greg Clarke has resigned after remarks he made when talking to MPs about diversity. Political commentator Femi Oluwone, Chair of Kick It Out Sanjay Bhandari and Port Vale Chair Carol Shanahan share their views on the use of language in football.Warning: This podcast contains offensive language.

11 Marras 202030min

Your Call: Is society still disabling you?

Your Call: Is society still disabling you?

It's 25 years since the Disability Discrimination Act was passed, which gave civil rights to disabled people for the first time. A survey for the BBC suggests that two-thirds of disabled people feel they are losing their rights during the coronavirus pandemic. Nicky Campbell asked people what they think has changed since the DDA was passed.

9 Marras 202048min

PM announces four-week England lockdown

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Covid-19: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a month-long lockdown for England at Downing Street press conference. Alongside the PM was England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the government's chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance.

31 Loka 202046min

Covid-19: Will people stick to the rules at Christmas?

Covid-19: Will people stick to the rules at Christmas?

Victoria Derbyshire has apologised after saying she would break the rule of six in England so her family could celebrate Christmas together.The BBC presenter previously told the Radio Times her family of seven knew the risks and would be "sensible" but "we have to be together at Christmas".However, she later said her comments had been "wrong" and "hypothetical", adding that her family would "continue to follow whatever rules are in place" on 25 December.5 Live's Nicky Campbell asked callers for their reaction.You can read all the information regarding the latest coronavirus restrictions around the UK on the BBC News website.

27 Loka 202048min

Marcus Rashford: does it take a footballer to feed a family?

Marcus Rashford: does it take a footballer to feed a family?

Marcus Rashford has been talking about all the places that have joined his campaign to provide free school meals…individual businesses, local councils and more.But should it take a footballer to feed a family? BBC Radio 5 Live asked listeners what they thought.

23 Loka 202038min

Final US Presidential Debate 2020: Trump v Biden

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President Trump and Joe Biden tangle over race, Covid and Trump's taxes in the final US presidential debate before the election on 3rd November, 2020.

23 Loka 20201h 31min

PM leads coronavirus briefing

PM leads coronavirus briefing

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has led the latest response to the coronavirus pandemic.It came after talks collapsed between the government and local leaders in Greater Manchester over a financial package for the region, ahead of it entering the top level of coronavirus restrictions.He was joined the medical director for NHS England, Stephen Powis,and England's deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam.

20 Loka 202044min

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