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"Kadeer Nominated for Nobel Prize" - china.notspecial.org

 

News via Reuters today that exiled Uyghur businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer, pictured at left, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. The prize will be announced on October 13th, and a win by Kadeer would propel Uyghurs into the international spotlight in a way that no advocacy or human rights group could ever hope to achieve. Since her expulsion from China in 2005, Kadeer has been an increasingly annoying thorn in the side of Chinese leaders, testifying before the U.S. Congress and becoming the de facto spokesperson for Uyghurs around the world. China counted on Rebiya Kadeer, a Muslim businesswoman-turned-activist, fading into political irrelevance like most exiled Chinese dissidents when she left for the United States last year. But it may have miscalculated. Continue reading at china.notspecial.org