Minority Uyghur scholar accused of separatism goes on trial

Minority Uyghur scholar accused of separatism goes on trial

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in June 2010 shows Ilham Tohti, a prominent scholar of China's Uyghur ethnic minority. Tofti, accused of advocating independence for the country's restive Xinjiang region, went on trial on Sept. 17, 2014, amid a stepped-up crackdown on what Beijing says is terrorism committed by separatists.

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