China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail
A prominent Uyghur academic has been reportedly jailed for life by China for "endangering state security".
Rahile Dawut's sentence was confirmed after she appealed against a 2018, according to the US-based Dui Hua Foundation rights group.
The 57-year-old professor lost her appeal this month.
China has been accused of crimes against humanity against the Uyghur population and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang.
Human rights groups believe China has detained more than one million Uyghurs against their will over the past few years in a large network of what the state calls "re-education camps".
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Such bs.
Can't USA and China both have problems? I don't get why it's always one or the other. Guess it helps not living in either.
Mainstream media should also come up at some point after letting them know whataboutism isn't a personality.
Can you imagine being sentenced to life in a reeducation camp? Hexbear, lemmygrad, and CTH must be frothing at the mouth over how much they would love that.
according to my experience with Chapotraphouse this is somehow the US's fault.
I said it before, and I'll say it again:
F U C K C H I N A
This is widespread genocide.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Human rights groups believe China has detained more than one million Uyghurs against their will over the past few years in a large network of what the state calls "re-education camps".
"The sentencing of Professor Rahile Dawut is a cruel tragedy, a great loss for the Uyghur people, and for all who treasure academic freedom," said John Kamm, executive director of the Dui Hua Foundation.
Ms Dawut's secret trial in December 2018 in a Xinjiang court followed her arrest the previous year for "splittism", a crime of endangering state security.
Ms Dawut is an expert on Uyghur folklore and traditions and had been teaching at Xinjiang University College of Humanities before her arrest.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday she had "no information" on Ms Dawut's case, according to AP.
A series of police files obtained by the BBC in 2022 revealed details of China's use of "re-education camps" and described the routine use of armed officers and the existence of a shoot-to-kill policy for those trying to escape.
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How is China punishing her for encouraging Right-Wing terrorism any different from the US punishing Right-Wing terrorism? Why is it only bad when China does it?
What exact behaviour is she accused of that is right wing extremism?
It sounds like you need to read up on why China is imprisoning and surveilling Muslims because you don't know.
You have details about her case you’d care to share?
Considering the crime she was arrested for is "splittism," aka secessionism, but not terrorism, my guess is no.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/23/chinese-government-sentences-famed-uighur-scholar-to-life-in-prison
Unless someone wants to accuse Al Jazeera of being a Western Capitalist Pig CIA front, this article has a bit more details about her than most. I don't see anyone linking her socials where she calls for a Jihad or anything...