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Tohti, Ilham, 1969- author

We Uyghurs have no say : an imprisoned writer speaks / Ilham Tohti ; translated by Yaxue Cao, Cindy Carter, and Matthew Robinson.

London ; New York : Verso Books, 2022.

©2022

xvii, 174 pages : map ; cm

"Ilham Tohti is an intellectual and economist, a prolific writer, and formerly the host of a website, Uyghur Online. In 2014, Tohti was arrested by the Chinese authorities, accused of advocating separatism, violence, and the overthrow of the Chinese government, subjected to a two-day trial, and sentenced to life. Nothing has been heard from him since. This collection of his essays gathers together his open-hearted calls for justice, scholarly explanations of the history of Xinjiang, and poignant personalreflections"-- Provided by publisher.

Tohti, Ilham, 1969- -- Imprisonment

Uighur (Turkic people) -- Civil rights -- Government policy -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu

Human rights -- Government policy -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu

College teachers -- China -- Imprisonment

Uighur (Turkic people) -- China -- Imprisonment

Political prisoners -- China -- Biography

Political activists -- China -- Biography

Human rights workers -- China -- Biography

China -- Relations -- China -- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) -- Relations -- China

Yaxue, Cao, translator

Carter, Cindy, translator

Robinson, Matthew (Translator), translator

Thum, Rian Richard, writer of preface

Includes bibliographical references.

Preface: Ilham Tohti and the Uyghurs, by Rian Thum, University of Manchester -- The Source of Xinjiang ethnic tensions as I see them (2005) -- The need to mount long-term resistance to totalitarianism and ethnonationalist chauvinism (2006) -- Isn't it time to rethink China's ethnic policies? (2009) -- My ideals and the career path I have chosen (2011) -- "The wounds of the Uyghur people have not healed": a letter to the National Congress and the State Council (2013) -- Present-day ethnic problems in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region: overview and recommendations (2013) -- "I don't have too many good days ahead of me"-Audio statement (2013) -- "My outcries are for my people and, even more, for the future of China": statement after receiving a life sentencefor "separatist" crimes (2014) -- The watchman of the Uyghur people (2008) -- We Uyghurs have no say (2012) -- Why the Uyghurs feel defeated (2013) -- "The Uyghurs are living in fear" (VOA, 2013)

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