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Myanmar civilian leaders call for protest to continue

14/03/2021 GMT

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Daughter of detained Uyghur scholar on plight of her community; Australian politics

As a new report claims that China is committing genocide against its Uyghur population, we speak to human rights activist Jewher Ilham. 

Also, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on Australia's ‘toxic’ politics;

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Elif Shafak, award-winning Turkish-British author and women's rights activist, and Philippe Sands, international lawyer and professor of law at University College London.

(Picture: Protesters against military coup and detention of elected government members in Yangon, Myanmar. Credit: Getty Images)

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