Nurungul Tohti

Nurungul Tohti (born 1980) is a Uyghur activist in China. She is considered by TIME magazine to be part of a "rapidly growing group of activists fighting for their families and communities."

Biography Tohti comes from the Uchturpan county in Aksu. She was working as a fruit seller in Dalian. She was denied redress and appealed to authorities. Tohti believes that as a minority in China, she is being discriminated against and has appealed her case to Beijing in June 2015.

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