Chinese court jails Uighur scholar for life for separatism


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Uighur academic Ilham Tohti sits during his trial on separatism charges in Urumqi, Xinjiang region, in this still image taken from video shot on September 17-18, 2014.


The economics professor, Ilham Tohti, China's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people, stood trial in the western region of Xinjiang last week.


(Reporting by Sui-Lee Wee; Editing by Robert Birsel)






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