洛杉矶时报:著名的维吾尔教授被禁止离开中国

时间:2013/02/04 栏目:人权, 伊力哈木·土赫提 编辑:admin 字体:

维吾尔在线编辑按:以下是洛杉矶时报记者Barbara Demick 分别于北京时间2月2日和3日就维吾尔学者伊力哈木∙土赫提出境受阻事件从北京发布的两篇报道,维吾尔在线翻译予以发布,转载请注明出处。

中国维吾尔活动人士启程赴美遭扣留

中国最著名的维吾尔知识分子与女儿试图乘飞机前往美国,但在北京首都机场遭扣留。

北京的教授伊力哈木∙土赫提被扣押让人回忆起了2011年艺术家艾未未在机场被扣的情景。

伊力哈木是中央民族大学的经济学家,并主持着由他创始的网站:www.uighurbiz.net

“我,伊力哈木土赫提,本准备前往美国,他们把我扣下来了不让出境,现在在机场警务室,”周六上午十点多伊力哈木在推特上表示。他还把扣留他的警察警号也发布在推特上。

据自由亚洲电台消息,他当时还给一个朋友打电话。电话中他说道,“我和女儿被关在不同的房间。”

许多活动人士认为伊力哈木是温和派。他专注于在中国西北经济发展热潮中因缺少机会而被排除在发展之外的维吾尔人。他的网站突出报道了维吾尔及其他少数民族在办理护照、出国旅行中遇到的困难。

过去他和他的家人经常被禁止出远门,包括他已经获得在美国留学签证的女儿。

华盛顿的维吾尔问题律师努雷∙特克尔表示伊力哈木可能是去美国送女儿上学。“他过去经常说,他自己不想离开中国,除非他遇到的情况更加糟糕。我认为他的想法还没有变,”特克尔说道。

原文:

Uighur activist detained while trying to leave China for U.S.

By Barbara Demick         February 2, 2013, 9:42 a.m.

BEIJING -- The most prominent Uighur intellectual in China was taken into custody Saturday at Beijing’s international airport with his daughter as he tried to board a flight for the United States.

The detention of Beijing professor Ilham Tohti recalled the circumstances of artist Ai Weiwei’s detention in 2011 at the airport.

Tohti is an economist who teaches at the Central Minorities University and runs a website, Uighurbiz.net.

"I, Ilham Tohti originally planned to go to the U.S. They stopped me and prevented me from leaving. I'm at the airport police room right now," Tohti announced on Twitter shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, Beijing time. He also tweeted the badge numbers of the police who were holding him.

According to Radio Free Asia, he was able to make a telephone call to a friend in which he said, "My daughter and I are kept in two separate rooms."

Considered a moderate by many other activists, Tohti focused on the lack of economic opportunities for Uighurs, who have been shut out of the boom in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, where most live. His website has highlighted the difficulty of Uighurs and other minorities in obtaining passports and traveling outside of China.

He and his family have been frequently banned from traveling, including his daughter, a teenager, who had obtained a visa to study in the United States.

Nury Turkel, a Washington-based lawyer active in Uighur issues, said he believed Tohti  might have been escorting his daughter to school. "He has always said that he did not want to leave China himself, and unless the situation for his has gotten much worse, I don’t think that has changed," said Turkel.

Source:http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-uighur-activist-held-at-chinese-airport-20130202,0,1955165.story

著名的维吾尔教授被禁止离开中国

中国著名的维吾尔知识分子周六在北京首都机场欲登上飞往芝加哥的飞机,却在机场遭阻拦。

伊力哈木∙土赫提,43岁,是在北京的中央民族大学的教授。在被扣押10小时后,他于周六晚上被带回家中。与他同行的他十几岁的女儿被允许乘坐下一航班前往美国。

据华盛顿律师努雷特克尔所说,伊力哈木这次前往美国打算在印第安纳大学做访问学者,获得的是暂时的“工作—研究”签证。

“他并没有留在美国的计划。他是一名访问学者,跟许多中国教授一样,”特克尔说道。

许多活动人士认为伊力哈木是温和派。他专注于在中国西北经济发展热潮中因缺少机会而被排除在发展之外的维吾尔人。他的网站突出报道了维吾尔以及其他少数民族在办理护照、出国旅行中遇到的困难。

过去他和他的家人经常被禁止出远门,包括他已经获得美国留学签证的女儿。

原文:

Prominent Uighur professor barred from leaving China

By Barbara Demick        February 2, 2013, 4:54 p.m.

BEIJING -- The most prominent Uighur intellectual in China was blocked Saturday from leaving the country at Beijing international airport as he tried to board a flight for Chicago.

Ilham Tohti, 43,  a professor who teaches at the Central Minorities University in Beijing, was brought back to his home late Saturday after 10 hours in custody. His teenage daughter, who was traveling with him, was permitted to travel to the United States on a later flight.

According to Nury Turkel, a Washington lawyer, Tohti was on his way to take up a visiting scholar position at Indiana University, traveling on a temporary work-study visa.

“He had no plans to stay in the United States. He was a visiting scholar, the same as many Chinese professors,’’ Turkel said.

Considered a moderate by many activists, Tohti focused on the lack of economic opportunities for Uighurs, who have been shut out of the boom in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region, where most live. His website has highlighted the difficulty of Uighurs and other minorities in obtaining passports and traveling outside of China.

He and his family have been frequently banned from traveling in the past, including his daughter, who had obtained a visa to study in the United States.

Source:http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-china-uihgur-20130202,0,1190081.story

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