China: Uighur journalist detained, risks torture

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Index Number: ASA 17/060/2009
Date Published: 30 October 2009
Categories: China

Uighur journalist Hairat Niyaz was taken from his home on 1 October. On 4 October, police delivered a notice to his family which said he had been arrested for "endangering state security." He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment.