Canberra had initially denied citizenship to baby Lutifeier, who was born in Xinjiang in August 2017 to an Australian father and a Uighur mother, but backtracked last year following a legal battle. The child’s father, Sadam Abdusalam, has been campaigning for months so his Uighur wife, Nadila Wumaier, and their son, whom he has never met, can come to Australia. The statement came after Abdusalam shared his plight publicly for the first time, speaking to the national broadcaster ABC on Monday. Abdusalam said he was “really happy” that Australia was taking action, but called on officials to do more. “I’m going to keep trying to keep pressure on China and keep pressure on the Australian government,” he told AFP.

Source: The Express Tribune July 17, 2019 07:30 UTC