China Details Accusations against Uighur Scholar Convicted of Separatism

China is outlining what it says is evidence that led to the separatism conviction against and life imprisonment of a prominent Uighur scholar. There has been widespread international condemnation of this week's conviction of Ilham Tohti, an economics professor who pushed for greater rights for the minority Uighurs. The United States, European Union, and several major international human rights groups have urged China to release Tohti, who they say was a strident but peaceful critic...

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