An unnamed security official denied on Sunday that Egyptian authorities were targeting Uyghur students in Egypt, adding that all the circulated news about targeting them was false, according to state-owned Middle East News Agency (MENA). Hundreds of Uyghur students studying at Al-Azhar University in Egypt were reportedly arrested, according to local media. “Since May 2017, the Egyptian government has started a series of arrests of Uyghur students and deportation to China. On 6 July, an alleged 30-second video showing Uyghur students from Al-Azhar arrested and handcuffed has been circulated on social media. Uyghur media reports speculated that Egypt arrested hundreds of Uyghur students to deport them to China upon China’s request.

Source: Daily News Egypt July 10, 2017 12:56 UTC