Document #1178193

AI – Amnesty International

China: Secret trial of prominent Uighur academic makes a mockery of justice

http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-secret-trial-prominent-uighur-academic-makes-mockery-justice-2014-06-18

ecoi.net summary:
Prominent Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti, who was arrested in January 2014, is secretly tried at a court of a semi-military organisation; he is charged with separatism and faces up to 10 years in prison
Country:
China
Source:
AI – Amnesty International
Original link:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-secret-trial-prominent-uighur-academic-makes-mockery-justice-2014-06-18
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
18 June 2014
Document ID:
1178193 (former ID 278850)

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