tried, and convicted without a jury or legal representation and sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for "inciting separatism."This is no fable, Kafka-esque though it is. This is the story of Nurmuhemmet Yasin, a 34-year-old Uighur writer in northwestern China who was arrested in 2004. He is the recipient of this year's Vasyl Stus Freedom to Write Award from PEN New England.
from The Boston Globe: Author's pen is mightier than China's sword
also Radio Free Asia: Wild Pigeon --by Nurmuhemmet Yasin. Part 1.
also Radio Free Asia: Wild Pigeon --by Nurmuhemmet Yasin. Part 2.
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