They have pointed out that, while frequently critical of Beijing's policies in Xinjiang, there is no record of him ever having supported the cause of separatism.
He has been critical of China's treatment of Uighurs but there is no record of Mr Tohti ever having supported the cause of separatism, BBC correspondents say.
He has been critical of China's treatment of the Uighurs but there is no record of Mr Tohti ever having supported the cause of separatism, says the BBC's John Sudworth.
May 23 , 1928Trois-Rivières, Canada September 30 , 1998Montreal, Canada Pauline Julien, Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and feminist activist who specialized in songs that championed the cause of Quebec separatism and independence (b. May 23 , 1928 Trois-Rivières, Que.--d. Sept. 30, 1998, Montreal, Que.).
And he firmly upholds Turkey's cherished concept of the unitary state, which means he will oppose the cause of Kurdish separatism, though Kurdish civil rights are another matter.
Pauline Julien, Canadian singer, actress, songwriter, and feminist activist who specialized in songs that championed the cause of Quebec separatism and independence (b. May 23 , 1928 Trois-Rivières, Que.--d. Sept. 30, 1998, Montreal, Que.).
Its cause was separatism — Italy as a federation of fiscally independent regions — the idea being to free the prosperous North from having to pay the bills of an impoverished and, as Salvini puts it, "culturally different" South.
The appeal of separatism is compounded.
But the issue of separatism for Quebec did not disappear.
The long-time cathedral of separatism has just evolved into a symbol of reconciliation.
The Chinese government often portrays any resistance to its policies in Xinjiang as acts of separatism.
