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Timeline of Ilham Tohti’s Case

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Late 2005

Living in Beijing and teaching at Beijing’s Minzu University of China, Ilham Tohti establishes “Uighur Online,” Continue reading

Minority Scholar Ilham Tohti Denies Chinese Authorities’ Accusation That He Led a Double Life at Separatism Trial

Posted 19 September 2014 12:02 GMT

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Maya Wang posted two photos comparing the outlook of Ilham Tohti before and after the detention on Twitter. Continue reading

Thousands of Hong Kong students start week-long boycott

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The BBC’s Carrie Gracie joined protesters on the streets in Hong Kong Continue reading

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The August 31st decision by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress on Hong Kong’s Chief Executive election stated that the threshold for nomination would be the support of Continue reading

“Daddy’s ‘Friends’ Are Actually Plainclothes Cops”-Activist Hu Jia’s Family Nightmare

ZENG JINYAN 09.19.14

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Zeng Jinyan, the wife of Chinese activist Hu Jia, in March 2006, Beijing.

The essay that follows was written by Zeng Jinyan, Continue reading

China separatism trial of Muslim scholar ends, verdict next week: lawyer

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BEIJING Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:41am EDT

(Reuters) – China’s trial of a Uighur scholar on separatism Continue reading

China Holds Blogger, Rights Activist in Psychiatric Hospitals

2014-09-18

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A file photo of a patient at a psychiatric hospital in Fuzhou receiving a blood transfusion with bound feet. Continue reading

Prominent Chinese Scholar Defends Himself At Separatist Trial

0CA89CC9-7652-40DF-ADA7-50E761424BCA_w640_r1_sPolicemen in riot gear guard a checkpoint on a road near a courthouse where ethnic Uighur academic Ilham Tohti’s trial is taking place in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2014.

September 18, 2014 2:38 AM

Chinese scholar Ilham Tohti is expected to defend himself Continue reading