Ilham Tohti Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ilham-tohti/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:58:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ilham Tohti Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ilham-tohti/ 32 32 59910430 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Serving Life Sentence in China https://concernedscientists.org/2024/10/nobel-peace-prize-nominee-serving-life-sentence-in-china/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:06:28 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10434 Ilham Tohti, an academic and a writer, has served ten years of a life sentence on wrongful charges of separatism, despite speaking against separatism. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-25757198

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]]> 10434 European Union Awards Sakharov Prize to Uyghur Economist Ilham Tohti https://concernedscientists.org/2019/11/european-union-awards-sakharov-prize-to-uighur-economist-ilham-tohti/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 21:53:00 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7669 On October 24, 2019 the European Union awarded its highest human rights award to Ilham Tohti – The 2019 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Tohti advocated greater autonomy for the Uyghurs of Xinjiang and was sentenced to life in prison in 2014 on “separatism” charges. The President of the European Parliament noted that since […]

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]]> 7669 Ilham Tohti’s Daughter Pleads for His Release https://concernedscientists.org/2019/07/ilham-tohtis-daughter-pleads-for-his-release/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 01:48:13 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7492 Jewher Ilham recently pled for her father’s release from prison in China where he has been serving a life sentence, charged with encouraging separatism, when addressing the second annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, hosted by the U.S. State Department. Jailed Uighur Scholar’s Daughter Pleads for His Freedom

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]]> 7492 U.S. Congressmen Have Nominated Economics Professor Ilham Tohti for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2019/02/u-s-congressmen-have-nominated-economics-professor-ilham-tohti-for-the-2019-nobel-peace-prize/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 04:55:03 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7340 Members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China recommended to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee that the prize for 2019 be awarded to Ilham Tohti, a jailed Uyghur academic for his commitment to peaceful dialogue between members of the Uyghur and Hans Chinese communities. Tohti was sentenced in 2014 to life in prison for “promoting separatism.” […]

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]]> 7340 Li Heping, Attorney for Ilham Tohti, Suffering Medical Complications https://concernedscientists.org/2017/03/li-heping-attorney-for-ilham-tohti-suffering-medical-complications/ Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:02:33 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5897 It has been communicated to CCS that Li Heping, human rights attorney for Ilham Tohti, now serving time himself for human rights work, allegedly has been tortured and is suffering from medical complications as a result. Additionally, Li is also in need of adequate legal counsel. CCS has requested that he receive appropriate medical care and […]

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]]> 5897 Ilham Tohti, Peaceful Advocate for Uighur Community, Wins Martin Ennals Award; also a Finalist for Sakharov Prize https://concernedscientists.org/2016/10/ilham-tohti-peaceful-advocate-for-uighur-community-wins-martin-ennals-award-also-a-finalist-for-sakharov-prize/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:27:27 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5659 Ilham Tohti, a peaceful advocate of China’s Uighur community, currently serving a life sentence in a Chinese prison, was awarded the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders by a group of human rights organizations; Tohti was also a finalist for  the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The Sakharov prize is awarded annually by […]

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]]> 5659 Scholar Ilham Tohti Remains in Prison https://concernedscientists.org/2016/04/scholar-ilham-tohti-remains-in-prison/ Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:01:07 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5018 Ilham Tohti, an Economics professor formerly at Minzu University in Beijing, and an advocate for the rights of the Chinese Uighur community, still sits in jail, sentenced to a life in prison for expressing his beliefs in a peaceful way. CCS has written again to President Xi Jinping asking him to please investigate this case […]

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]]> 5018 Two Human Rights Lawyers Formally Charged in China https://concernedscientists.org/2016/01/two-human-rights-lawyers-formally-charged-in-china/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:13:47 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4754 Wang Yu, lawyer for Ilham Tohti, and Li Heping, lawyer for Chen Guangcheng, were detained by Chinese authorities in July 2015. CCS, at that time, wrote a letter requesting their release. They have now been formally arrested with charges that could result in life sentences. January 22, 2016 President Xi Jinping The State Council General’s […]

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]]> 4754 Letter of Commendation to US Ambassador for Support of Detained Human Rights Attorneys https://concernedscientists.org/2015/12/letter-of-commendation-to-us-ambassador-for-support-of-detained-human-rights-attorneys-in-china/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:10:07 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4695 The Committee of Concerned Scientists wrote a letter to commend the US Ambassador to China, The Honorable Max Baucus, for taking a position and making a public statement in support of the detained Human Rights attorneys in China.  Specifically, he mentioned the two attorneys for whom we have advocated in the past – Wang Yu […]

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]]> 4695 A Documentary on Ilham Tohti: His Current Situation and His Work https://concernedscientists.org/2015/10/a-documentary-on-ilham-tohti-his-current-situation-and-his-work/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:39:11 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4573 CCS has been working for the release of Ilham Tohti, formerly a professor at Minzu University in Beijing. He has been involved in attempting to improve the plight of the Uighur population in the People’s Republic of China. He was sentenced to life in prison in September 2014 for advocating for basic economic, cultural, religious […]

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