Beijing, March 29 -- A young Uyghur rapper and singer-songwriter, has not been seen since his arrest 20 months back in China and serving a three-year sentence for writing lyrics deemed to "promote extremism", Radio Free Asia reported, citing the Chinese rights advocacy group Weiquanwan

Yashar Shohret (26), who was previously involved in the 2022 "White Paper" protests, has been missing since his arrest on August 9, 2023, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, where he was studying at university, RFA reported.

According to a recent report by the rights advocacy group Weiquanwang, Shohret had been sentenced on June 20, 2024, to three years in prison on charges of "promoting extremism" and "illegally possessing items promoting extremism." He appeal...