On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the detention of Ilham Tohti, a Uyghur economist and human rights activist sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of separatism in China, the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Monday 23 September reiterated its call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Tohti and other human rights defenders, lawyers and intellectuals arbitrarily detained in China.
Mr Tohti has worked for more than 20 years to promote dialogue and...