Far West China: "Why a Uyghur journalist was sentenced to 15 years"
Uyghur journalist Gheyret Niyaz was sentenced to 15 years in prison for "endangering state security" by conducting an interview with a Hong Kong paper shortly after the Urumqi riots. While mainstream media has focused on the criticism China has gotten for this harsh sentence, Far West China examines why. It's a warning from the Chinese government: Talk to media, even a little big, get sent to jail. And it's working, though with what consequences?
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