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Home > Mehbube Ablesh

Mehbube Ablesh
Uighur writer, poet, and employee at the Xinjiang People’s Radio Station, a government-run station based in Urumqi, fired from her post and detained in August 2008. She is reportedly being held for posting articles critical of the Chinese government and the provincial leadership in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Ablesh is reportedly being held in Urumqi, however no details of any charges have been made public.
 
 
 

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