US EditionChinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
- Professor Rahile Dawut, a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in folklore and traditions, has been sentenced to life in prison, making her one of over 400 academics, writers, performers, and artists detained in Xinjiang. This sentencing is seen as a tragic loss for the Uyghur people and academic freedom.
- Dawut's disappearance in 2017 came during a government crackdown targeting the Uyghur community, and critics argue that intellectuals have been specifically targeted to erase Uyghur culture and identity. This crackdown has resulted in the arrest of most prominent Uyghur intellectuals.
- International human rights organization Dui Hua has confirmed that Dawut's life imprisonment is part of a growing list of Uyghur intellectuals who have been detained, arrested, and imprisoned since 2016. This alarming news has shocked academics studying Uyghur culture.
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Chinese court sentences Uyghur folklorist Rahile Dawut to life imprisonment: Report
Beijing [China], September 24 (ANI): A Chinese court has sentenced acclaimed Uyghur folklorist Rahile Dawut to life in prison, VOA News reported citing a human rights group. The development comes six years after she first disappeared. Citing a Chinese government source, the Dui Hua Foundation in California on Thursday said that the acclaimed Uyghur scholar […]
China sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison: NGO
A prominent Uyghur scholar specialising in the study of her people's folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a US-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement Thursday.
A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people's folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China.
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