Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil

The team investigates how "actively engaged" the Government of Canada is on the case of Huseyin Celil. Plus, the team makes their final round of calls to the Xinjiang No. 1 Prison in a last-ditch attempt to learn anything about Huseyin's location and well-being. This time, there's a new and surprising response from the jail. Finally, host Yusuf Zine reflects on the results of this search for Husey...

The team attempts to verify a stunning revelation from a 2021 report that listed Huseyin Celil as a prisoner who's been released. Was it possible that Huseyin is out of jail? If so, where would he go? Following this lead, the team uncovers more details about Huseyin's time in detention at the No. 1 prison. Plus, our translator returns to help make more phone calls to the prison staff - and they ge...

The team goes back to the drawing board on how to best get information on Huseyin Celil. They turn to two high profile former Canadian politicians and an American self-described, human rights salesman, for help. Meanwhile, Huseyin Celil's family still will not return host Yusuf Zine's calls and Yusuf takes stock of who this show really serves. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theagendatvo/ X...

The team attempts their first calls to Xinjiang's main jail for political prisoners to ask about Huseyin Celil. But first, how would Ontario-based journalists prepare to contact a prison in China? What risks do Canadians face for calling Xinjiang for answers on political prisoners? A cybersecurity expert chats with host Yusuf Zine to weigh in on how to navigate online life anonymously. Instagram -...

The elusive founder of the Xinjiang Victims Database, Gene Bunin, gives more details on Huseyin Celil's whereabouts. A Google Earth satellite search, assisted by Alison Killings, offers a peek into what is inside northwestern China's "prison park." A former inmate recalls China's treatment of Uyghur prisoners. Finally, host Yusuf Zine considers a strategy that no one has attempted before to get up...

17 years ago, Chinese authorities imprisoned a Canadian Uyghur refugee named Huseyin Celil on false charges of terrorism and murder. No one has heard from him since 2017. How can a Canadian disappear in China without recourse? Host Yusuf Zine finds a clue on Huseyin's last known location and asks how the Canadian government can be shut out of a citizen's trial abroad and why this consular case los...

‘Extradition: The Search for Huseyin Celil’ reopens the diplomatic cold case of a Canadian Uyghur refugee imprisoned in China. In the wake of the release of the Two Michaels in 2021, the series re-examines why Canada couldn’t do the same for Huseyin. With China implementing harsher crackdowns on its Uyghur Muslim population, Huseyin was cut off from communicating from his family. No one knows how...