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A Public Letter by Chinese Citizens Urging the Release of Uyghur Journalist Hailaite Niyazi

July 30, 2010 Comments Off

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders- July 30, 2010) A group of Chinese lawyers and scholars have made public an open letter expressing concern about the “criminalization of speech” in the case of Uyghur journalist Hailaite Niyazi, who was sentenced on July 23 to 15 years in prison for endangering state security (read more…)

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly July 20-26, 2010

July 27, 2010 Comments Off

China Human Rights Briefing Weekly July 20-26, 2010 To download this week’s CHRB as a .pdf file, please click here Highlights Uyghur Journalist Hailaite Niyazi Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison: On July 23, a court in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region sentenced journalist Hailaite Niyazi to 15 years in (read more…)

CHRD Protests Harsh and Unjust Sentence for Uyghur Journalist Hailaite Niyazi

July 23, 2010 Comments Off

CHRD Protests Harsh and Unjust Sentence for Uyghur Journalist Hailaite Niyazi (Chinese Human Rights Defenders- July 23, 2010) On July 23, a court in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) sentenced journalist Hailaite Niyazi (whose name also sometimes appears as Hairat or Gheyret Niyaz or Niyaze) to 15 years in (read more…)