Thursday, September 25, 2014

China Uighur scholar jailed over lecture

BEIJING, Sep 25 – A prominent Chinese scholar from the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic group was jailed for life because of remarks he made in a university class about the restive Xinjiang region, state-media reported Thursday. Ilham Tohti, a former professor, was handed the sentence on a charge of “separatism” by a court in the […]

China Uighur scholar jailed over lecture

China Uighur scholar jailed over lecture