When Abdulhakim Idris landed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 29, he expected a book launch, university events, and meetings with students. Instead, the Uyghur scholar said Malaysian authorities pulled him aside at immigration, took his U.S. passport, interrogated him for about five hours, held him for roughly 21 hours, and put him on a flight out of the country before dawn.
No official reason was given. His Malaysian host later told him the order had come directly from Beijing.
Idris, a U.S. citizen and executive director of the Washington-based Center for Uyghur Studies, said the episode was not a routine immigration issue but a clear case of the Chinese regime’s transnational repression—efforts to silence, surveil, and punish critics far beyond China’s borders….
Uyghur Scholar’s Book Tour Ends With Malaysian Airport Detention He Says Beijing Ordered
