CHINA JAILS PROMINENT UIGHUR ACADEMIC ILHAM TOHTI FOR LIFE (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 14:00

A court in China has found a prominent Uighur scholar guilty of separatism and jailed him for life, his lawyer says.

Ilham Tohti had spoken out on China's policies towards the Muslim Uighur minority in the restive Xinjiang region, but had denied being a separatist.

Correspondents say China is taking a tougher line amid rising Xinjiang-linked violence.

Amnesty International has called the verdict "deplorable".

VIDEO, PIC AND MORE..

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29321701