Uyghur Related
China: Fighting Terrorism or Repressing Religion?
- Fri, 05/10/2013 - 21:46
Last month, violence in Maralbeshi, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China, left 21 dead. Chinese authorities blamed the deaths on "terrorists," but a BBC reporter who managed to sneak into the region threw the official account into question
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Inside China: China resolutely unhappy with report
- Fri, 05/10/2013 - 21:11
China says the United States is “lifting a rock only to drop it on its own feet” in issuing the annual Pentagon report on the Chinese military.
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Uyghur Students Detained in Regionwide Crackdown
- Thu, 05/09/2013 - 21:18
Last month's violence prompts a security sweep of higher education institutions, an exile group says.
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Six Held After Uyghur Protests in Shanghai
- Mon, 05/06/2013 - 21:26
Authorities in Shanghai have detained six Muslim Uyghurs following clashes between police and dozens of protesting Uyghur street vendors outside a major mosque in the city, residents and exile Uyghurs said.
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Uyghur Group Presses for More Details on Maralbeshi Violence
- Mon, 05/06/2013 - 21:15
Chinese authorities are accused of providing incomplete information.
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VOA Chinese TV Interviews UAA President Alim Seytoff on Kashgar Violence
- Sat, 05/04/2013 - 00:08
UAA President explains the root causes of Kashgar violence and China's heavy-handed crackdown on Uyghur people by means of illegal home searches and arbitrary use of lethal force.
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Weibos Censor "Selibuya" and "World Uighur Congress"
- Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:15
On April 25, 2013, the state-sponsored Global Times published an article entitled "Violent Incident in Bachu Makes People's Blood Boil, Western Media Seizes the Opportunity to Slander China"
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UNPO Calls for Independent Investigation in East Turkestan
- Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:01
UNPO, together with the World Uyghur Congress, has called for the European Parliament to urge the UN to set up an independent investigative team to report on the recent violent clashes opposing Uyghurs and Chinese authorities in the Kashgar region (East Turkestan).
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China Registering the Religious in Xinjiang
- Thu, 05/02/2013 - 22:21
The registers include categories for "women who wear veils" and "persons who study the Quran."
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Call Issued for Independent Investigation on Maralbeshi Incident by World Uyghur Congress and International Community Urged to Follow Up On Recent Arrests
- Thu, 05/02/2013 - 21:53
Violent clashes in Maralbeshi (Chinese: Bachu), resulting in the death of 21 people, were reported last Tuesday [23 April 2013]. Official Chinesemedia were quick to accuse the Uyghurs of “plotting terrorism”.
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