In response to the death of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo , who died of organ failure while in government custody , Canada 's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement : " I offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Mr Liu and to his many supporters around the world ... We continue to call for the release of all political prisoners . " Freeland also raised the issue of human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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