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Idris Hasan (Yidiresi Aishan): INTERPOL notice and outcome

Uyghur activist and former translator in Turkey who documented accounts related to Uyghurs in Xinjiang, according to Hespress.

What the requesting state alleged

China accused him of links to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and terrorism related activities, according to Hespress. Amnesty says the accusation was based on his work with Uyghur organisations.

What happened

1. 19 July 2021Detained at Casablanca airport on an INTERPOL Red Notice issued at China's request^2,1Moroccan authorities
2. August 2021INTERPOL cancelled the Red Notice^1,2INTERPOL
3. December 2021A Moroccan court approved his extradition to China^1,2Moroccan court
4. 12 February 2025Released after 43 months of detention without being extradited¹Moroccan authorities
5. 14 February 2025Arrived in the United States for resettlement^1,2UN refugee resettlement

In their words

Sources

1. Amnesty International, Morocco: Uyghur activist freed (MDE 29/9075/2025) (12 March 2025)
2. Hespress English, Morocco frees Uyghur activist facing extradition, allows resettlement in U.S. (22 February 2025)

A Red Notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition. It is not an international arrest warrant and is not evidence of guilt. Read the guide.