Uighur Leader Sentenced to Life in Prison
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With a security surveillance camera mounted above the teacher's podium, university professor, blogger, and member of the Muslim Uighur minority, Ilham Tohti lectures in a classroom in Beijing. 6/12/10
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Produced by Mythili Rao and Ellen Frankman