{"id":844039,"date":"2025-04-27T17:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/man-detained-in-sweden-on-suspicion-of-spying-on-uygurs-for-china\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T17:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:11:52","slug":"man-detained-in-sweden-on-suspicion-of-spying-on-uygurs-for-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/man-detained-in-sweden-on-suspicion-of-spying-on-uygurs-for-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Man detained in Sweden on suspicion of spying on Uygurs for China"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered the detention of a man suspected of spying on ethnic Uygurs for China, Sweden\u2019s prosecution authority said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The prosecution authority declined to give more detail on the case or whether it concerned the small population of Uygurs living in Sweden or groups elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The man, whose nationality was also not disclosed, is in custody in the Swedish capital, court documents showed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man is suspected of having illegally collected information and intelligence on people in the Uygur environment on behalf of the Chinese intelligence service,\u201d Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Chinese embassy in Sweden said in an email it was not aware of the case. It did not comment further.<\/p>\n

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UN human rights body says China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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UN human rights body says China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Rights groups accuse Beijing of widespread abuses of Uygurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority group of about 10 million people who live in China\u2019s far western Xinjiang region.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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