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China: Civil society groups demand release of Uyghur professor Ilham Tohti (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 20, 2019

Uyghur professor Ilham Tohti was arrested five years ago and sentenced to life imprisonment for "separatism".
Source: MEDIA FEED

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