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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 31 > China sentences 3 over Uighur websites

China sentences 3 over Uighur websites

By New York Times News Service / The Bulletin
July 31, 2010

BEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their roles in maintaining popular Uighur-language websites have been sentenced to prison terms of three to 10 years, according to exile groups and court officials.

The sentences, after a one-day trial last week, are the latest....

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