The match between England's Arsenal and Manchester City teams was removed from CCTV's schedule after Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil posted comments on social media about the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China.
On Friday, Ozil, a Turkish-German Muslim, called Uighurs "warriors who resist persecution" and criticized China and the silence of Muslims in response, according toThe Global Times, a Chinese English-language newspaper, called Ozil's comments "false" and said he had "disappointed Chinese fans and football governing authorities," via its Twitter account on Sunday.
According to U.S. thinktank the Council on Foreign Relations , around a million Uighur Muslims have been detained in "re-education" camps in Xinjiang, a province in north west China. China has described the camps as places for vocational training, but classified documents leaked to news organizations last month revealed a deliberate strategy to lock up ethnic minorities even though they had not committed any crimes,Arsenal has sought to distance itself from Ozil's comments.
Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London on Sunday. CCTV broadcast a match between Tottenham Hotspur and the Wolverhampton Wanderers instead.Related Tags
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