Category Archives: Writers in Prison

Prominent Uighur scholar in China to appeal life sentence: lawyer

BY SUI-LEE WEE

Uighur academic Ilham Tohti sits during his trial on separatism charges in Urumqi, Xinjiang region
BEIJING Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:19am EDT

 

Uighur academic Ilham Tohti sits during his trial on separatism charges in Urumqi, Continue reading

64. LI JIANPING (released)

64.   LI Jianping

Pen name               

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1966-03-07

Birth place              Zhibo City, Shandong Continue reading

63. XU WANPING (released)

63.   XU Wanping

Pen name               

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1961-04-11

Birth place              Chongqing City Continue reading

62. CAI ZHUOHUA (released)

62.  CAI Zhuohua

Pen name               

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1971-04-10

Birth place              Beijing City

Resident place         Xuanwu District, Beijing City Continue reading

US Expresses ‘Deep Concern’ over Uighur Scholar’s Life Sentence

24xinjiang02-master315-v2FILE – Outspoken Uighur scholar and advocate Ilham Tohti speaks during an interview at his home in Beijing.

Victor Beattie

September 24, 2014 2:18 AM

WASHINGTON—The Obama Administration has expressed its “deep concern” over the life sentence handed down Tuesday against prominent Uighur scholar Ilham Continue reading

Teng Biao:Ilham Tohti should get the Nobel peace prize, not life in prison

The Uighur academic, and my friend, has devoted himself to fostering relations between the Uighur and Han people. For this, China has locked him up

theguardian.com, Wednesday 24 September 2014 06.48 EDT

Ilham Tohti

Ilham Tohti Continue reading

60. CHING CHEONG (released)

60.  CHING Cheong

Pen name                Zhong Guoren

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1949-12-03

Birth place              Chaozhou City, Guangdong Fujian Province Continue reading

59. YAN ZHENGXUE (released)

59.   YAN Zhengxue

Pen name

Sex                          Male

Birth date                1944-01-11

Birth place              Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province Continue reading