British tourists arrested in China for 'watching terrorist videos'
Britons among a group of foreigners suspected of watching and spreading violent terrorist videos in Mongolia

China has arrested a group of foreign nationals, including nine Britons, on suspicion of having links to terrorism groups.
South African and Indian nationals were also among the 20 people detained in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, last week for watching "terrorist videos" in their hotel rooms.
Six of the British travellers have been deported and are expected to arrive in the country later today, but three remain in jail.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
"These people are suspected of watching and spreading violent terrorist videos and were arrested last Friday," a Chinese official said.
The Foreign Office has demanded an explanation for their detention, the BBC reports.
The detainees include Hoosain Ismail Jacobs, a 74-year-old former anti-apartheid activist who had lived in exile in Britain for more than 25 years, The Guardian reports.
Gift of the Givers, a South African humanitarian relief organisation campaigning to secure their release, said none of the people had been charged.
In a statement on its Facebook page, the charity said: "No reasons were given for the arrest; cell phones were confiscated, there was no access to the embassies of origin nor to their families."
The organisation's Imtiaz Sooliman said the videos were likely to be of Islamic prayers. "This is the month of Ramadan and the South Africans were likely watching videos of Islamic prayers as many of us do in the evenings," he told South Africa’s Independent Online website.
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
June 1 editorial cartoons
Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include Donald Trump's golden comb-over, brain drain in America, and a new TACO presidential seal.
-
5 cartoons about the TACO trade
Cartoons Political cartoonists take on America's tariffs, Vladimir Putin waiting for taco Tuesday, and a new presidential seal
-
A city of culture in the high Andes
The Week Recommends Cuenca is a must-visit for those keen to see the 'real Ecuador'
-
What happens if tensions between India and Pakistan boil over?
TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As the two nuclear-armed neighbors rattle their sabers in the wake of a terrorist attack on the contested Kashmir region, experts worry that the worst might be yet to come
-
Why Russia removed the Taliban's terrorist designation
The Explainer Russia had designated the Taliban as a terrorist group over 20 years ago
-
Inside the Israel-Turkey geopolitical dance across Syria
THE EXPLAINER As Syria struggles in the wake of the Assad regime's collapse, its neighbors are carefully coordinating to avoid potential military confrontations
-
'Like a sound from hell': Serbia and sonic weapons
The Explainer Half a million people sign petition alleging Serbian police used an illegal 'sound cannon' to disrupt anti-government protests
-
The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarray
In the Spotlight Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC earlier this month
-
Ukrainian election: who could replace Zelenskyy?
The Explainer Donald Trump's 'dictator' jibe raises pressure on Ukraine to the polls while the country is under martial law
-
Why Serbian protesters set off smoke bombs in parliament
THE EXPLAINER Ongoing anti-corruption protests erupted into full view this week as Serbian protesters threw the country's legislature into chaos
-
Who is the Hat Man? 'Shadow people' and sleep paralysis
In Depth 'Sleep demons' have plagued our dreams throughout the centuries, but the explanation could be medical