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    The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites
    Ebby Abramson
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites

    Specific details are emerging about an alarming number of intellectuals, cultural elites, and university professors from China's Uyghur...
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    The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region Continues
    Ebby Abramson
    • Feb 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region Continues

    Specific details are emerging about an alarming number of university professors within China’s Uyghur minority who have been imprisoned...
    7,124 views0 comments
    Statement by Concerned Scholars on China’s Mass Detention of Turkic Minorities
    Ebby Abramson
    • Nov 28, 2018
    • 5 min

    Statement by Concerned Scholars on China’s Mass Detention of Turkic Minorities

    As concerned scholars who study China, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), Central Asia, and other related regions of the...
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    Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political "Re-education Camps"
    Ebby Abramson
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political "Re-education Camps"

    At least five ethnic Uyghur professors from Xinjiang University in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are being held in...
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    We Shouldn’t Allow Ilham Tohti to Become a Second Liu Xiaobo
    Ebby Abramson
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    We Shouldn’t Allow Ilham Tohti to Become a Second Liu Xiaobo

    Hu Jia, a Chinese human rights activist and critic of the Communist Party of China, has closely followed the case of Ilham Tohti, an...
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    Jewher Ilham—"My Father Shouldn't Be in Jail At All"
    Ebby Abramson
    • Oct 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Jewher Ilham—"My Father Shouldn't Be in Jail At All"

    The daughter of jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti has spoken out in support of his peaceful promotion of equal rights and greater...
    36 views0 comments
    Family of Ilham Tohti Faces Severe Hardship
    Ebby Abramson
    • Apr 27, 2016
    • 2 min

    Family of Ilham Tohti Faces Severe Hardship

    According to Radio Free Asia, the family of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti is facing extreme hardship and increasing isolation as his...
    56 views0 comments
    China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar
    Ebby Abramson
    • Feb 22, 2016
    • 1 min

    China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar

    Authorities in Northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have given permission for relatives of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti to...
    4 views0 comments
    Ilham Tohti Calls on Family to Appeal
    Ebby Abramson
    • Nov 9, 2015
    • 2 min

    Ilham Tohti Calls on Family to Appeal

    Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison on September 2014 for advocating basic economic, cultural, religious, and...
    5 views0 comments
    llham Tohti Denied Family Visits and Support
    Ebby Abramson
    • May 22, 2015
    • 3 min

    llham Tohti Denied Family Visits and Support

    The Chinese authorities have denied the relatives of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti permission to visit him or to send him clothing...
    18 views0 comments

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