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Many overseas Chinese citizens got into trouble when they returned to China to research on issues of their concerns. One such case is Uighur historian, Tohti Tunyaz. He was a postgraduate student in Japan and he visited the XUAR in the northwest of China to do research for his thesis. He was arrested and sentenced to prison for 11 years.
Related news:
- Amnesty International – Worldwide Appeal, August 2002: Uighur historian behind bars
- Radio Free Asia, June 2006: No Word For Wife On Jailed Uyghur Writer’s Fate
Tohti’s professors at the University of Tokyo work hard to get him released.
