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Thirteen years on, the victims of the Ghulja Massacre remain unaccounted for
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 The Uyghur American Association marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Ghulja Massacre, when police opened fire on a peaceful demonstration of Uyghurs in the city of Ghulja [Ch: Yining] in East Turkestan (also known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), and thousands of people were detained on suspicion of participating in the demonstration.
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Swiss government accepts Uyghur brothers from Guantanamo
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 The Uyghur American Association commends the Swiss government for its decision, announced February 3, to grant asylum to Bahtiyar Mahmud and Arkin Mahmud, two Uyghurs who have been detained without charge since 2002 at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Four new death sentences issued in East Turkestan; cell phone users punished for sending “harmful texts”
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The Uyghur American Association (UAA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the issuance on January 25 of four new death sentences to Uyghurs in connection with unrest that took place in July 2009 in Urumchi, the regional capital of East Turkestan.
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Defend Uyghur Rights and the Rule of Law in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)
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Condemning Arbitrary Executions, Mass Arrests, and Incommunicado Detentions of Uyghurs after July Violence
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Uighur film 'shelved' in ABC China push
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| | A controversial film about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer may have been pulled by the ABC to promote managing director Mark Scott's vision of a "soft diplomacy" role for the public broadcaster. |
ABC boss questioned about Uighur leader film
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The ABC's managing director, Mark Scott, says he does not recall Chinese officials pressing the corporation not to show the film The Ten Conditions of Love about exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer.
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Turkish World Cinema Days to Be Held In Istanbul
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| | "The 4th Turkish World Cinema Days" will be held in Istanbul from February 15 to 18 |
US panel examines Kingdom’s China ties
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Experts testifying before a US government panel on Thursday described China’s relationship with Cambodia as part of a broader effort to deepen its influence in mainland Southeast Asia, and cited the December deportation of 20 Uighur asylum seekers – which came two days before the two countries signed aid agreements worth US$1.2 billion – as proof that the effort was working.
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Meeting highlights plight of refugees
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| | A conference highlighting the plight of Khmer Krom, Uighur and Hmong refugees held Friday in Rome has drawn international attention to ongoing problems faced by a group of Khmer Krom refugees in Cambodia. |
China sabre rattling risks starting trade war
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| | It is almost two months now since the Copenhagen climate change conference but one incident from the meeting is still causing a buzz in Beijing. It was the moment in one of the tense final sessions when, according to witness accounts, a Chinese official started to jab his finger at Barack Obama, the US president. |
MIFF starts search to fill top jobs
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| | The Melbourne International Film Festival has begun scouting for a chief executive and a festival director to succeed executive director Richard Moore, who will direct his fourth and final festival this year, it was announced yesterday. |
Urumqi’s Winter of Discontent
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| | Chinese authorities anticipate more Uyghur unrest over the year's biggest holiday. |
Chinese may slap Swiss wrists over Uighur affair
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| | Experts have played down fears that Swiss trade with China will be hit hard by Switzerland’s decision to give asylum to two Uighurs from China’s Xinjiang province. |
DOJ seeks to dismiss case about holding detainees in U.S.
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The Obama administration is suggesting the Supreme Court dismiss a case that tests whether a federal judge can order Guantanamo Bay detainees released in the United States.
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China's Xinjiang restores access to 27 websites
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| | Authorities in China's Xinjiang region Saturday restored access to 27 Internet sites that had been blocked following last July's ethnic unrest in the province, state media reported. |
Bermuda Uyghurs' joy as Guantanamo 'brothers' freed
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The saga of the Uyghurs, falsely imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, took another twist this week when two of the remaining prisoners were granted asylum in Switzerland.
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It's time for the Obama administration to burst Beijing's bubble
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In its first year, the Obama administration went out of its way to cater to China's communist leadership. It publicly put human rights concerns on a back burner, delayed a presidential meeting with the Dalai Lama and did not press Beijing hard about its currency manipulation.
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EU: Follow Swiss Example of Accepting Guantanamo Detainees
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Switzerland's decision to accept for resettlement two Uighur detainees who have been wrongfully detained at Guantanamo for more than eight years is a significant contribution toward closing the prison, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China attacks Guantanamo Uighurs' asylum in Switzerland
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China has criticised a Swiss offer of asylum for two ethnic Uighur Chinese inmates at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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'Returning Refugees: Extradition to Torture' UNPO Panel in Rome
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This Friday 5th February, UNPO will be hosting a conference on the topic of non-refoulement of refugees in the Chamber of Deputies in Rome. The conference has been organised as part of the 8th Session of the UNPO Presidency.
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China Beware: Anger is Stronger than Greed
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"Threats spawn anger that morphs into enmity and overwhelms greed.", Modern American Proverb.
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Press Freedom in China: From Bad to Worse
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Calling 2009 a “tough year for press freedom in China,” the International Federation of Journalists says what little progress was made during the Summer Olympics in Beijing evaporated after new restrictions were imposed by the government.
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Obama To Meet Dalai Lama, Despite Continued Objections From China
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na on Wednesday again urged President Barack Obama not to hold a planned meeting with Dalai Lama, saying it would further hurt already strained bilateral relations.
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The U.S. must speak out against China's offenses
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One year ago today, China kidnapped my husband. I don't know where he is. I don't know what is being done to him. The only thing I know is why he disappeared: My husband, Gao Zhisheng, defied Beijing by representing people the government finds threatening.
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