【新唐人2014年09月24日訊】維族學者被判無期徒刑 輿論譁然
北京維族學者伊力哈木•土赫提（Ilham Tohti），9月23號，被新疆烏魯木齊中級法院以「分裂國家」的罪名，判處無期徒刑，剝奪政治權利終身，並沒收個人全部財產。
宣判公布後，海內外輿論譁然。
關注伊力哈木案的大陸活動人士紛紛在網上發言，指責這個判決「無恥」，是政治報復性判決。
西藏問題學者王力雄在社交網站推特上說：「2014年9月23號，當局製造了一位維吾爾的曼德拉。」
福建泉州網民「一頭活豬」則質問說：「一個和你講道理的人都能判無期？你們真的就只聽得懂槍炮聲嗎？」
國際社會也紛紛發表聲明表示譴責，「國際特赦」組織形容這次判決「侮辱司法」，歐盟認為中共判伊力哈木無期徒刑「完全沒有理由」，「人權觀察」組織中國部主任索菲•理查森也表示，「伊力哈木一貫明確以和平方式倡導不同族群與國家之間的理解與對話，如果北京是這樣定義『分裂主義』活動，新疆當地和族群之間的緊張將難望平息。」
「世界維吾爾人大會」發言人迪里夏提則表示，中共當局重判伊力哈木，讓對中共還抱有希望、和搖擺不定的維吾爾人感到徹底的失望。
北京「中央民族大學」經濟學教授伊力哈木，被外界普遍認為是一位溫和的批評者，主張改善新疆維族人與漢人之間的溝通，他在2006年創辦「維吾爾在線」網站，經常發表捍衛維族人權利的言論，並多次公開質疑中共高壓統治新疆的政策。
香港罷課學生 要求與梁正英對話
香港大專院校學生為期一個星期的罷課，9月23號進入第二天，抗議學生前往政府總部，要求與香港特首梁振英對話，並警告說，如果梁振英四十八小時內不與學生及市民對話，他們的抗議活動將會升級。
同一天，香港「佔領中環」發起人、香港大學法學院副教授戴耀廷，也在他的個人臉書上向香港市民發出參與「佔中」的邀請，他說，「在別人慶祝國家的大日子時，我們也會在中環擺下一場爭取香港民主的盛宴，歡迎所有支持民主並願意為達此目標而有所付出的人來赴宴。」
外界認為，這是「和平佔中」發起人，首次發出明確暗示，他們將於十月一號啟動「佔中」行動。
編輯/周玉林
Public Outcry over Life Sentence for Uyghur Scholar
On Sept. 23, Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life
and has had all of his personal property confiscated on charges
of “separatism" by Urumqi Intermediate People’s Court.
The announcement has triggered global public outcry.
Mainland Chinese activists closely watching his case all posted
online, criticizing the sentence as “shameless" political revenge.
Tibet scholar Wang Lixiong posted on Twitter that day, saying
“the authorities have created a Uyghur Nelson Mandela."
A Quanzhou, Fujian, netizen with the alias, “A Live Pig"
questioned: “How can you sentence a reasonable person?
Do you only understand guns thundering?”
Voices in the international community
have also condemned the sentence.
Human rights group Amnesty International
says the sentence is “an affront to justice".
The EU says that there is no reason for the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP)’s sentence on Tohti.
The China director Sophie Richardson at Human Rights Watch
said, “Tohti has consistently, courageously and unambiguously
advocated peacefully for greater understanding and dialogue."
“If this is Beijing’s definition of ‘separatist’ activities,
it’s hard to see tensions in Xinjiang
and between the communities decreasing"
The World Uyghur Congress spokesman Dilshat Rexit says the
Uyghurs who had held hope and uncertainty toward the CCP
feel thoroughly disappointed in it after Tohti’s heavy sentence.
Tohti, who was an economist at Minzu University of China,
was widely considered as a moderate critic.
He advocated improving communication
between Uyghur and Han Chinese in Xinjiang.
In 2006, he founded the Uyghur Online website
and often defended the Uyghur rights on it.
He has publicly questioned the CCP’s high pressure policy
on Xinjiang.
Hong Kong Strike Students Demand Dialogue with Leung Chun-ying
Hong Kong university students’ are now into the second day
of their week-long strike.
The students went to the government to request dialogue with
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, and warned
that if there was no dialogue within forty-eight hours,
they would upgrade their protest.
Daiyao Ting implied that occupy central would begin on Oct. 1
On the same day, Hong Kong Occupy Central founder,
University of Hong Kong Associate Professor of Law
Benny Tai Yiu-ting, also invited people on Facebook.
He said that the day while other people are celebrating
the national holiday, they will provide a feast for Hong Kong
democracy in Central on the day.
“We welcome all people who support democracy
and are willing to work for it."
Observers say that this could be the first clear hint from
Tai that the Occupy Central activity will begin on Oct. 1.
Edit/Zhou Yulin
