From:British Embassy BeijingHistory:Published 7 August 2014 Part of:China
EU statement by the Spokesperson on respected Uighur academic Professor Ilham Tohti.
We are deeply concerned about the announcement that Professor Continue reading
From:British Embassy BeijingHistory:Published 7 August 2014 Part of:China
EU statement by the Spokesperson on respected Uighur academic Professor Ilham Tohti.
We are deeply concerned about the announcement that Professor Continue reading
EU statement on Uighur Professor Ilham Tohti已关闭评论
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11 August 2014 Last updated at 03:20 ET
Paramilitary policemen stand guard during a ceremony to award those who the authorities say participated in “the crackdown of violence and terrorists activities” in Hotan, Xinjiang 3 August 2014
Chinese authorities have stepped Continue reading
China detains Xinjiang man for ‘online rumours’已关闭评论
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Tagged Internet Freedom, Shache, Uighur, Xinjiang
Tohti’s lawyer accuses prosecutors of ‘shocking’ handling of case and ignoring his rights to a defence
theguardian.com, Wednesday 30 July 2014 13.08 EDT Continue reading
China charges Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti with separatism已关闭评论
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UN body rules that Ilham Tohti’s detention “arbitrary,” violates intl law & requests China to release him immediately Continue reading
UN body rules that Ilham Tohti’s detention “arbitrary,” violates intl law & requests China to release him immediately已关闭评论
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Uighur
By CHRIS BUCKLEYJUNE 26, 2014
Ilham Tohti, a scholar and advocate for China’s beleaguered Uighurs. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press
HONG KONG — Ilham Tohti, a prominent Uighur scholar charged with separatism after he repeatedly Continue reading
Uighur Scholar Will Fight Charges of Separatism in China, Lawyer Says已关闭评论
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Ilham Tohti
Ilham Tohti disappeared almost six months ago Photo: AFP/GETTY
Nearly six months after her husband disappeared into the custody of China’s security services, the wife of respected Uighur academic Ilham Tohti issues an emotional plea for information on his whereabouts Continue reading
‘Tell me where my husband is’ – wife’s plea to China’s Communist Party已关闭评论
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BY MEGHA RAJAGOPALAN AND BEN BLANCHARD
BEIJING Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:30am EDT
The trial of three people sentenced to death for their roles in an October attack on the edge of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square is seen in this still image taken from video in Urumqi city, June 16, 2014. Continue reading
China executes 13 people for “terrorist” attacks in Xinjiang已关闭评论
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Lawyer representing academic cites unconfirmed reports of ‘heavy’ sentencing after arrest and charges related to separatism
Tania Branigan in Beijing
theguardian.com, Monday 16 June 2014 08.34 EDT