Uighur scholar defiant as China separatism trial ends
Beijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2014 - A prominent scholar from China's mostly-Muslim Uighur minority strongly rejected charges of separatism and said he loved his country as his trial ended on Thursday, his lawyer said, in a prosecution critics warned could worsen tensions in the unstable Xinjiang region. Ilham Tohti, a former University professor and outspoken critic of China's policies in the vast western region, told the cour ... more
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