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WASHINGTON, United States - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer is pictured during an interview in Washington in November 2013.

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Exiled Uyghur leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, a group of exiled Uyghurs, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 20, 2013.

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Exiled Uyghur leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, a group of exiled Uyghurs, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 20, 2013.

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Exiled Uyghur leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, a group of exiled Uyghurs, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 20, 2013.

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (C), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, and other Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. The group calls for the political independence of Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China.

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World Uyghur Congress leader Kadeer in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 16, 2012.

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Uyghur congress in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (2nd from L), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. The congress, which seeks political independence for the Uyghurs, began a four-day general assembly meeting in Tokyo earlier that day, despite Chinese opposition to Japan's issuing of an entry visa to Kadeer.

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Uyghur congress begins in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (C), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. The congress, which seeks political independence for the Uyghurs, began a four-day general assembly meeting in Tokyo the same day, despite Chinese opposition to Japan's issuing of an entry visa to Kadeer.

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Uyghur congress begins in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, gives a speech during its general assembly meeting in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. The congress, which seeks political independence for the Uyghurs, began a four-day general assembly meeting in Tokyo the same day, despite Chinese opposition to Japan's issuing of an entry visa to Kadeer.

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Uyghur activist hopes for help from new Japanese gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer told Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 21 that ethnic violence is continuing in China's western Xinjiang region following bloody riots in July and asked for help and involvement from the Japanese government over the issue.

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China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Uyghur activist's Japan visit

NARITA, Japan - Exiled Uyghur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer speaks to reporters at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2009. China said the same day it is ''strongly dissatisfied'' with Japan's decision to allow the activist, who it has accused of separatist activities, to visit the country.

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Uyghur rights activist Kadeer meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Uyghur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer speaks at the Japan Press Center in Tokyo on July 29. Kadeer clarified in a press conference that her World Uyghur Congress is aimed at the right to self-determination by the Uyghur people, and claimed Chinese authorities are responsible for causing a peaceful demonstration to turn violent on July 5 in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi.

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Uyghur activist Kadeer in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer is photographed near posters of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso at the headquarters of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on July 29. Kadeer asked LDP members to address the recent bloody riots in China's western Xinjiang region.

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Uyghur activist Kadeer in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer speaks to reporters after a meeting with lawmakers of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 29. Kadeer asked LDP members to address the recent bloody riots in China's western Xinjiang region.

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World Uyghur Congress leader Kadeer arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, the self-exiled president of the World Uyghur Congress, arrives at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on July 28 for a three-day visit to Japan. Kadeer, whom the Beijing government has accused of masterminding the July 5 Xinjiang riots, will hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 29.

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Chinese envoy displeased with Uyghur activist's Japan visit

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai speaks during a group interview with Kyodo News and public broadcaster NHK in Tokyo on July 27. Cui expressed displeasure about an upcoming visit to Japan by Washington-based Uyghur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer, who Beijing has accused of masterminding the July 5 rioting in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi.

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Uyghur leader Kadeer meets with LDP lawmakers

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, after meeting with a group of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers. Kadeer arrived in Japan on Oct. 13 for a nine-day visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uighur leader Kadeer speaks in Tokyo

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress, speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2015. Kadeer arrived in Tokyo on Oct. 13 for a nine-day visit to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Uyghur Congress head protests China in Tokyo

Rebiya Kadeer, head of the World Uyghur Congress group advocating ethnic minority rights, protests against China's treatment of Uyghur people in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Head of World Uyghur Congress arrives in Japan

Rebiya Kadeer, head of the World Uyghur Congress advocacy group, arrives at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 28, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uyghur activist hopes for help from new Japanese gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer told Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 21 that ethnic violence is continuing in China's western Xinjiang region following bloody riots in July and asked for help and involvement from the Japanese government over the issue. (Kyodo)

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China 'strongly dissatisfied' with Uyghur activist's Japan visit

NARITA, Japan - Exiled Uyghur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer speaks to reporters at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2009. China said the same day it is ''strongly dissatisfied'' with Japan's decision to allow the activist, who it has accused of separatist activities, to visit the country. (Kyodo)

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Uyghurs' protest in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (C), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, and other Uyghurs stage a demonstration against China in Tokyo on May 17, 2012. The group calls for the political independence of Uyghurs who live in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. (Kyodo)

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World Uyghur Congress leader Kadeer in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 16, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Uyghur congress in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Rebiya Kadeer (2nd from L), leader of the World Uyghur Congress, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2012. The congress, which seeks political independence for the Uyghurs, began a four-day general assembly meeting in Tokyo earlier that day, despite Chinese opposition to Japan's issuing of an entry visa to Kadeer. (Kyodo)