Tag Archives: Uyghur

Lawyer For Uyghur Scholar Denied Evidence Ahead of Trial

Posted on 08/14/2014 by | Lawyer For Uyghur Scholar Denied Evidence Ahead of Trial已关闭评论

2014-08-13 

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Ilham Tohti in Beijing, August 2012.
Photo courtesy of Ilham Tohti Continue reading →

Lawyer For Uyghur Scholar Denied Evidence Ahead of Trial已关闭评论

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UYGHUR WEBSITE EDITOR AND ECONOMIST FACING POSSIBLE DEATH PENALTY

Posted on 08/02/2014 by | UYGHUR WEBSITE EDITOR AND ECONOMIST FACING POSSIBLE DEATH PENALTY已关闭评论

PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2014.
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After being held for six months, Ilham Tohti has been formally charged with separatism

Ilham Tohti, an ethnic Uyghur economist at Beijing’s Central University Continue reading →

UYGHUR WEBSITE EDITOR AND ECONOMIST FACING POSSIBLE DEATH PENALTY已关闭评论

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No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer

Posted on 06/25/2014 by | No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer已关闭评论

Last week, the shroud of silence around the case of detained Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti sparked fears that a secret trial had already been held, and a plea from his wife for information. Now, Continue reading →

No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer已关闭评论

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PEN Alarmed by Reports of Secret Trial and Conviction in Tohti Case

Posted on 06/18/2014 by | PEN Alarmed by Reports of Secret Trial and Conviction in Tohti Case已关闭评论

Literary and Human Rights Group Maintains Uyghur Writer’s Innocence

PEN American Center is deeply troubled by reports that jailed Uyghur scholar and 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award winner Ilham Tohti has been sentenced to a “heavy” jail term in a secret trial in China. Continue reading →

PEN Alarmed by Reports of Secret Trial and Conviction in Tohti Case已关闭评论

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Tienchi Martin-Liao: One Loses the People, Because He Loses Their Hearts

Posted on 05/31/2014 by | Tienchi Martin-Liao: One Loses the People, Because He Loses Their Hearts已关闭评论

by Tienchi Martin-Liao / March 12, 2014 /

In which a Uyghur academic predicts his own disappearance.

Free Ilham Tohti


Image by Twitter user ＠HisOvalness.

He foresaw the outcome almost a year ago. In July of 2013, Ilham Tohti, Continue reading →

Tienchi Martin-Liao: One Loses the People, Because He Loses Their Hearts已关闭评论

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