PEN America is Appalled by the Tragic Death of Renowned Uyghur Writer Nurmuhammad Tohti
June 18, 2019
June 18, 2019
NEW YORK, June 18 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Tohti Was Reportedly Denied Medical Treatment in a Chinese Internment Camp
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The death of Nurmuhammad Tohti, a renowned writer in Xinjiang's Uyghur community, after he was reportedly denied medical treatment for diabetes and heart disease in an internment camp, is an appalling and tragic loss at a time when China is trying to erase the cultural and intellectual life . . .
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- Tohti Was Reportedly Denied Medical Treatment in a Chinese Internment Camp
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The death of Nurmuhammad Tohti, a renowned writer in Xinjiang's Uyghur community, after he was reportedly denied medical treatment for diabetes and heart disease in an internment camp, is an appalling and tragic loss at a time when China is trying to erase the cultural and intellectual life . . .