The United States has condemned China’s reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in prison, calling for the immediate release of the scholar known for documenting folklore ...

One of the most important scholars on Uyghur culture has been given a life prison sentence in China. Rahile Dawut is an expert on her culture's folklore and traditions. She's published internationally ...

Women walk past a propaganda slogan promoting ethnic unity in "the new era," in both Chinese and Uyghur languages, in Yarkant, northwestern China's Xinjiang region, on July 18. (Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty ...

Rahile Dawut, who recorded her people’s traditions, disappeared in 2017. New information indicates that she faces decades in prison. By Tiffany May Reporting from Hong Kong She was a trailblazing ...

Rahile Dawut was once something of an establishment figure in China. The 57-year-old anthropologist from the Uyghur ethnic group was a member of the Communist Party. The state funded some of her work ...

Rahile Dawut, a prominent Uyghur academic who disappeared six years ago at the height of the Chinese government’s crackdown in Xinjiang, has been given a life sentence in prison, according to a human ...