Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti sentenced to life in jail by Chinese court

By Philip Wen and Sanghee Liu
Updated September 24 2014 - 7:08am, first published September 23 2014 - 4:48pm
Ilham Tohti's wife Guzaili Nu'er is helped into a taxi after the verdict. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Ilham Tohti's wife Guzaili Nu'er is helped into a taxi after the verdict. Photo: Sanghee Liu

Urumqi: In a prosecution condemned by foreign governments and human rights groups, China has sentenced prominent Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti to life in jail on charges of separatism.

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