January 2011
Book Review: The mystery of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement
- Thu, 01/13/2011 - 11:00
Rumors, half-truths and on occasion downright lies make credible research on the Uyghur people of Xinjiang very difficult to conduct. The Chinese government keeps such a tight lid on information that the outside world is often left guessing at what is happening in the region.
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CPJ asks Obama to raise jailed Chinese journalists with Hu
- Wed, 01/12/2011 - 11:00
The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to you in advance of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States in January to urge you to raise press freedom issues during your talks.
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With Gates in the country, China stealth fighter takes first flight
- Wed, 01/12/2011 - 11:00
China took its latest powerful toy, a new stealth fighter jet, out for its first test spin Tuesday, leading U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to wonder whether the flight was scheduled to coincide with his visit.
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AP Exclusive: Missing Chinese lawyer told of abuse
- Tue, 01/11/2011 - 11:00
The police stripped Gao Zhisheng bare and pummeled him with handguns in holsters. For two days and nights, they took turns beating him and did things he refused to describe.
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China denies armed soldiers crossed into India
- Tue, 01/11/2011 - 11:00
China on Tuesday denied a media report that its soldiers intruded into Indian territory in the Kashmir region last fall and threatened Indian construction workers.
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China: Human Rights Action Plan Fails to Deliver Stated Government Goals at Odds With Rollback of Key Civil and Political Rights
- Tue, 01/11/2011 - 11:00
The Chinese government has failed to deliver on commitments in its first-ever National Human Rights Action Plan (2009-2010) to protect key civil and political rights over the past two years, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Beijing's Broken Promises on Human Rights
- Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:00
The National Human Rights Action Plan wraps up after two years, but confessions extracted by torture are still accepted in Chinese courts.
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Harsh July 5 sentences highlight official attempts to silence Uyghurs and suppress information about criminal procedures
- Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:00
Recent media reports have shed light on harsh sentences related to July 5, 2009 unrest in the city of Urumchi that are in line with Chinese officials’ aggressive campaign to silence and intimidate Uyghur voices.
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Misunderstanding a Nationalist Cause
- Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:00
The plight of Uyghurs in China entered U.S. consciousness after 9/11. Since 2002, 22 migrant Uyghurs were detained at Guantánamo Bay after being turned over to the United States by bounty hunters in Pakistan. By 2008, the men were no longer considered enemy combatants.
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SAFE THE DATE - The City of Kashgar: An Oasis of the Silk Road on the Brink of Extinction Author - Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- Sun, 01/09/2011 - 11:00
On 27 January Ms Frieda Brepoels MEP will convene a conference, ‘Kashgar: An Oasis of the Silk Road on the Brink of Extinction’, at the European Parliament in collaboration with the UNPO and the Belgian Uyghur Association.
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