Uyghur Dissident Ilham Tohti Awarded Sakharov Prize
Uyghur Dissident Ilham Tohti Awarded Sakharov Prize

Author(s): Marcin Przychodniak
Subject(s): Politics, Sociology of Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ilham Tohti; Sakharov Prize;
Summary/Abstract: This year, the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded by the European Parliament to Uyghur dissident Ilham Tohti. The award symbolises objections to the increased repression of Uyghurs - a Turkic ethnic minority, many of whom are Muslim - in China. It also represents support for Ilham’s concept of peaceful coexistence with native Chinese. The prize is unlikely to change Chinese policy on the Uyghurs but shows that human rights will remain an important part of the EU’s policy towards China.

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