Tuesday, May 10, 2016

China sentences man to 7 years in jail for watching a film

China sentences man to 7 years in jail for watching a film

Authorities in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang gave a seven-year prison sentence to an ethnic Uighur man for watching what reports claim was a politically "sensitive" film. According to Radio Free Asia, officials claimed the man, identified as Eli Yasin, a resident of Chaghraq township in Aksu prefecture, had watched a film on […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/05/10/china-sentences-uighar-man-to-7-years-in-jail-for-watching-a-film/

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