We Uyghurs Have No Say

An Imprisoned Writer Speaks

Ilham Tohti

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English

Verso
05 July 2022

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; History; Social discrimination; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Freedom of information & freedom of speech

"In Xinjiang, the large northwest region of China, the government has imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps. One of the incarcerated--whose sentence, unlike most others, has no end date--is Ilham Tohti, an intellectual and economist, a prolific writer, and formerly the host of a website, Uyghur Online. In 2014, Tohti was arrested; accused of advocating separatism, violence, and the overthrow of the Chinese government; subjected to a two-day trial; and sentenced to life. Nothing has been heard from him since.

Here are Tohti's own words, a collection of his plain-spoken calls for justice, scholarly explanations of the history of Xinjiang, and poignant personal reflections. While his courage and outspokenness about the plight of China's Muslim minorities is extraordinary, these essays sound a measured insistence on peace and just treatment for the Uyghurs.

Winner of the PEN/Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought while imprisoned, this book is nonetheless the only way to hear from a man who has been called ""a Uyghur Mandela""."

By: Ilham Tohti
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 185g
ISBN: 9781839764042
ISBN 10: 183976404X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ilham Tohti is a Uyghur Economist, Writer, and Professor who is a co-founder of the website Uyghur Online, also known as Uyghurbiz, which aimed to promote understanding between Uyghurs and Han Chinese. In February 2014 Tohti was charged with separatism and held incommunicado under inhumane treatment for months before he could meet his lawyer. On September 23, 2014, he was found guilty of separatism, and is currently serving a life sentence. He has been incarcerated incommunicado since 2017, with no access to his family or his lawyers.

Reviews for We Uyghurs Have No Say: An Imprisoned Writer Speaks

As Tohti wrote before his sentencing, the reason his people's arduous history must be known and proliferated is because of the hope it and his life's work evinces. -- Kevin Lozano * Vulture * Through his writings, Tohti tries to give the Uyghurs a voice. It is a tragic story that speaks volumes about the UK's current retreat from international law. -- Helena Kennedy * Guardian * An indispensable firsthand description of the Uyghurs' desperate plight. -- Jeremy Ray Jewell * Arts Fuse * We Uyghurs Have No Say provides a comprehensive analysis of how Uyghurs came to be a subjugated group within China, as well as strategies for remedying the situation through interethnic dialogue and policy reform ... At times, [Tohti's] writing reads more like one friend's sober advice to another, possessing a 'for your own good' quality while still bearing the mark of lived experience. * New York Magazine *