Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Ekpar Asat and all political prisoners detained by the Chinese government.

We condemn in the strongest terms Ekpar’s arrest, arbitrary detention, and opaque sentencing without a fair trial and we call for his immediate and unconditional release... We call on the Chinese government to end its horrific violations of internationally recognized human rights and immediately release all political prisoners, including Mr. Asat.

Risch, along with Senate colleagues, called for the immediate and unconditional release of Ekpar Asat and all political prisoners held by the Chinese government.

[2026-04-09] Risch, Coons, Colleagues Statement on the 10th...
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The statement says Risch and colleagues called for Asat's "immediate and unconditional release" and for China to "immediately release all political prisoners."

Risch, as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, publicly made the requested call in the same statement: release Ekpar Asat immediately and unconditionally, and release all political prisoners held by China.

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[2026-04-09] Risch, Coons, Colleagues Statement on the 10th...
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Risch and Coons condemned Asat's detention and called for his "immediate, unconditional release," while pressing for all wrongfully detained people.

This earlier official Senate statement shows Risch had already called for Ekpar Asat's immediate and unconditional release during his current Senate term.

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Risch, Coons Statement of 8th Anniversary of CCP detention of Ekpar Asat
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Risch stated: "All political prisoners should be released immediately," including "Ekpar Asat" and others.

Risch separately made a broad public call for China-related political prisoners to be released immediately, naming Ekpar Asat among them.

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Risch on 35th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
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Risch urged others to join him in "demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners."

Risch publicly used the exact immediate-and-unconditional-release formulation for political prisoners in the China/Hong Kong context and paired it with a resolution he introduced.

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Risch, Shaheen Condemn Hong Kong Government for Rights Abuses
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Congress.gov lists Risch as sponsor; the resolution calls to "free all defendants immediately, including Jimmy Lai."

Risch introduced and reported a Senate resolution addressing PRC-backed political prosecutions in Hong Kong and calling for detainees to be freed, showing concrete legislative action on political prisoners detained under Chinese authority.

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S.Res.98 - A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law
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Risch asked whether Rubio would work to secure release of "Gulshan and Ekpar, as well as other Uyghurs" detained in China.

In official confirmation questions, Risch identified Ekpar Asat as someone he represents through the Tom Lantos Commission's Defending Freedoms Project and pressed the incoming Secretary of State to pursue release for Asat and other detained Uyghurs.

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S.Hrg. 119-12 — The Nomination of Hon. Marco Rubio to be U.S. Secretary of State
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