Uighur's links to home cost as China's police state goes global Ten years ago, ethnic Uighur cameraman Shawudun Abdughupur made a wrenching choice to flee their homeland and strike out for a better, safer life 12,500 kilometres (7,750 miles) away in New Zealand. Today, Abdughupur is still trying to hold on to his past while untethering himself from the shackles that accompany it. \\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES