Cardin, Colleagues Reaffirm Call for the Immediate Release of Dr. Gulshan Abbas

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), as well as Representatives Chris Smith (R-N.J.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), to issue a joint statement ahead of the six-year anniversary of Dr. Gulshan Abbas' unjust imprisonment.

"Dr. Gulshan Abbas has suffered more than six years of cruel and unjust imprisonment at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party solely because of the tireless political advocacy led by her sister, who is a U.S. citizen. Leaders and human rights organizations worldwide have repeatedly called for her release. No human being should be jailed by a foreign government for the perceived crimes of a family member. We reaffirm the call for the immediate release of Dr. Abbas."

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