Uyghur Related
China imprisons 20 Uighurs in far west Xinjiang on terrorism, separatism charges
- Wed, 03/27/2013 - 10:51
Twenty ethnic Uighurs in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have been given sentences of up to life in prison following their convictions on charges including terrorism and separatism, Chinese state media reported.
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Tibetan, Uyghur activists targeted with Android malware
- Tue, 03/26/2013 - 23:33
Tibetan and Uyghur activists are once again in the cross-hairs of cybercriminals bent on espionage and tracking their movements. This time, however, the attack was carried out via Android malware.
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China’s Central Asia Challenge and Opportunity
- Tue, 03/26/2013 - 00:00
The International Crisis Group (ICG) has published an insightful study of "China’s Central Asia Problem" that underscores Beijing's vital economic and security interests in the region as well as the challenges to them.
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Rebiya Kadeer Denounces A “Cultural Genocide” In Xinjiang
- Mon, 03/25/2013 - 00:00
In an interview given to a Belgian newspaper, the President of the World Uyghur Congress, Rebiya Kadeer, explained that China’s policies constitute “cultural Genocide” against her people.
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Uyghur Teenage Students Jailed in Contentious Verdict
- Mon, 03/25/2013 - 00:00
The three students get up to six years in jail on charges they murdered a Han Chinese schoolmate.
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On China's Electricity Grid, East Needs West—for Coal
- Fri, 03/22/2013 - 22:41
Geography has presented obstacles to generations of Chinese planners. From the ancient Grand Canal to the ongoing South-to-North Water Transfer Project, vast waterways have been rerouted.
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China orders Uyghur mosques hang Chinese flags
- Wed, 03/20/2013 - 00:00
Tension has increased following China’s ruling making it mandatory that Chinese flags be hung at the mosques of the Uyghur minority.
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Uyghur leader gives Chinese diplomats a history lesson at UN
- Tue, 03/19/2013 - 00:00
The meeting at the UN in which Chinese representatives met with representatives from Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Tibet was marked by the diplomatically discourteous actions of the Chinese representatives and Rebiya Kadeer's speech.
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In China's shadow, Gitmo Uighurs languish on Palau
- Sun, 03/17/2013 - 20:42
Ahmat Abdulahad can't help but laugh at the irony of his predicament.
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Rebiya Kadeer: American Grand Strategy Should Care About the Uyghurs
- Fri, 03/15/2013 - 11:26
In a public lecture on March 4, Rebiya Kadeer, head of the World Uyghur Congress and a prominent human rights advocate for the Uyghur people, came to Duke University through the Duke Program in American Grand Strategy to make the case for why American Grand Strategy should care about the Uyghurs.
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