Story Archive
2014-01-31
Family members receive the first official news since his arrest five months ago.
2014-01-30
Amnesty International issues an 'urgent action' alert for Ilham Tohti.
2014-01-28
The whereabouts of professor Ilham Tohti however remain unknown.
2014-01-27
His lawyer visits Xinjiang's capital Urumqi to inquire about his whereabouts but returns without any clues.
2014-01-24
The World Uyghur Congress raises concerns the men may have been fleeing 'repression' in Xinjiang.
2014-01-24
The decade-long campaigner says authorities conspired to downplay his case.
2014-01-22
Authorities say the attack was an act of separatism.
2014-01-22
His family is forcibly evicted from their Atush home after a nearly decade-long fight.
2014-01-17
Beijing maintains silence over Ilham Tohti's whereabouts and the specific charges he faces.
2014-01-17
Residents say they have been given few opportunities in their new suburban homes.
2014-01-16
An exile group says the detention may set the stage for a new hardline approach in the restive Xinjiang region.
2014-01-15
Ilham Tohti is taken away and his family placed under close surveillance by police from Beijing and Xinjiang.
2014-01-13
Witnesses say another woman was brought in to the same hospital for an abortion.
2014-01-09
Increased armed raids on Uyghur households could lead to more deadly violence, an exile group warns.
2014-01-08
A section of the Urumqi River that formerly ran to the city has now dried up, according to sources.
