Ismail Semed was an Uighur activist executed by China for possession of illegal firearms and explosives. He was accused of "attempting to split the motherland". A Chinese court found Semed guilty of possession of illegal firearms and explosives and

separatism Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seekin ...

for involvement in the

East Turkestan Islamic Movement The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) is an Uyghur Islamic extremist organization founded in Pakistan by Hasan Mahsum. Its stated goals are to establish an Islamic state in Xinjiang and Central Asia. The Chinese government asserts that the T ...

, which is considered a terrorist group by China and other countries including the United States. He was executed by firing squad on 8 February 2007 in Urumqi. Human rights group said the evidence was insufficient. Nicholas Bequelin, Hong Kong-based China researcher of

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, said:

''"The death penalty was widely disproportionate to the alleged crimes ... his trial did not meet minimum requirements of fairness and due process."''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Semed, Ismail Year of birth missing 2007 deaths Chinese Islamists Executed People's Republic of China people 21st-century executions by China People executed by China by firing squad Uyghur activists