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  US man found guilty of kidnapping, killing Chinese scholar

  World | Jun 25, 2019, 09:11 AM IST

  A 12-member jury at a federal court of Peoria in the US state of Illinois on Monday unanimously ruled that Christensen was guilty on all three counts of charge against him, namely kidnapping resulting in death of Zhang in 2017; and two counts of making false statements to FBI, reports Xinhua news agency.  

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  Chinese scholar's separatism conviction upheld

  World | Nov 21, 2014, 10:56 AM IST

  Beijing: A court on Friday upheld the separatism conviction and life sentence for a noted scholar from China's Muslim Uighur minority who frequently criticized the government while advocating ethnic pride and greater economic opportunity.Ilham Tohti