US secretary of state posts statement in support of
Arsenal starÖzil posted message about China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims US secretary of state
Mike Pompeo on Tuesday came out in support of Arsenal player Mesut Özil for his criticism of China’s treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims, saying
Beijing can censor the team’s football games but cannot hide human rights violations.
The Arsenal midfielder, a German Muslim of
Turkish origin, last week in social media posts called Uighurs “warriors who resist persecution” and criticized both China’s crackdown and the silence of Muslims in response.