Ilham Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ilham/ 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 03:53:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ilham Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/ilham/ 32 32 59910430 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 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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