Uyghur rapper was imprisoned in China for ‘extremist’ lyrics, rights group says
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A young Uyghur rapper and singer-songwriter not seen since his arrest 20 months ago is imprisoned in China, serving a three-year sentence for composing lyrics that “promoted extremism,” according to the Chinese rights advocacy group Weiquanwang. Yashar Shohret, 26, who previously…
