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Long Arm of China: Marriott Prague Refused to Host Uyghur Conference

November 21, 2021
Source: newsbinding.com newsbinding.com
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The Marriott Hotel in Prague reportedly caved to pressure from Communist China and refused to host an event from activists and leaders from the Uyghur community, claiming it would have violated their policy on “political neutrality”. An event hosted by the World Uyghur Congress, an umbrella organization that promotes human rights efforts for ethnic Uyghurs — the majority of which live in China’s Xinjiang province — was barred from taking place at the Marriot Hotel in Prague earlier this month, despite frequently hosting other political events. An email [obtained](//www.axios.com/marriott-uyghur-conference-d6deb429-9b5e-4759-ba10-98d59e81be12.html) by Axios responding to the request to host the event at...
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