From Wang Shiwei to Liu Xiaobo: Prisoners of Literary Inquisition under Communist Rule in China
Nurmuhemmet Yasin (March 6, 1974 – ), a Uyghur poet and writer, was sentenced in 2005 to ten year’s imprisonment on the change of inciting separatism for publishing his short story “Wild Pigeon”.
No. 13 Yu ZHANG: Case No. 59 (2005): Yasin, A Wild Pigeon’s Separatism已关闭评论
Posted in PEN for Freedom, Zhang Yu
Tagged literary inquisition, Separatism, Uyghur, Wild Pigeon, Yasin, Yu Zhang
2014-12-11
Abduweli Ayup and his daughter in a file photo.
Photo courtesy of Ayup’s family
Chinese authorities have freed a U.S.-educated Uyghur linguist who sought Continue reading
Chinese Court Frees Uyghur Linguist Following Appeal已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Uighur, Writers in Prison
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Scholar, Uyghur
London, 23 September 2014
The draconian sentence passed on Ilham Tohti, an academic and member of China’s Uyghur minority is a travesty of justice, PEN International said today, as it reiterated its call for his immediate and unconditional release.
The Urumqi People’s Intermediate Court found Tohti guilty of “separatism” after a two-day trial that ended last week and sentenced him to life Continue reading
China: Life sentence for Uyghur PEN member Ilham Tohti is further stain on China’s abysmal freedom of expression record已关闭评论
Posted in PEN International News, Uighur, Writers in Prison
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Uyghur
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
Late 2005
Living in Beijing and teaching at Beijing’s Minzu University of China, Ilham Tohti establishes “Uighur Online,” Continue reading
Timeline of Ilham Tohti’s Case已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Uighur, Writers in Prison
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Uyghur, Uyghur Online
Posted 19 September 2014 12:02 GMT
Maya Wang posted two photos comparing the outlook of Ilham Tohti before and after the detention on Twitter. Continue reading
Minority Scholar Ilham Tohti Denies Chinese Authorities’ Accusation That He Led a Double Life at Separatism Trial已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Uighur, Writers in Prison
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Uyghur, Uyghur Online
BY MICHAEL MARTINA
BEIJING Fri Sep 19, 2014 5:41am EDT
(Reuters) – China’s trial of a Uighur scholar on separatism Continue reading
China separatism trial of Muslim scholar ends, verdict next week: lawyer已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Uighur, Writers in Prison
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Uyghur
2014-08-27
Ilham Tohti in Beijing, August 2012. Continue reading
Pretrial Hearing Scheduled For Detained Uyghur Scholar Tohti已关闭评论
Tagged Ilham Tohti, Scholar, Uyghur
As China’s “ultra-tough, unconventional” crackdown on terrorism continues to intensify in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Continue reading
