Chinese courts crack down on journalist Gao Yu and Muslim professor Ilham Tohti
Police patrol near the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court where the trial of journalist Gao Yu on charges of leaking state secrets takes place in Beijing on November 21, 2014. (Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING — In a double-barreled attack on freedom of expression, Chinese authorities put a prominent journalist on trial Friday and denied the appeal of Uighur professor Ilham Tohti, a leading moderate Muslim voice.
Chinese Courts Crack Down on Journalist Gao Yu and Muslim Professor Ilham Tohti by Thavam
BEIJING — In a double-barreled attack on freedom of expression, Chinese authorities put a prominent journalist on trial Friday and denied the appeal of Uighur professor Ilham Tohti, a leading moderate Muslim voice.Chinese Courts Crack Down on Journalist Gao Yu and Muslim Professor Ilham Tohti by Thavam

