August 2008

Hypocrisy, human rights and the Beijing games

Mon, 08/11/2008 - 12:00

The Beijing Olympic games, which began on August 8, are shaping up to be a perfect reflection of our times — taking place against a backdrop of human rights abuses, terrorism scares and under a blanket of chemical smog.

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New Spasm of Violence in Western China as 11 Die in Wave of Bombing

Mon, 08/11/2008 - 12:00

The violence in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang rose sharply Sunday morning with the deaths of a security guard and at least 10 suspects after a daring series of bombings that began with a predawn assault on a police station, the state news media reported.

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Bombing spree exposes ethnic divisions in China

Mon, 08/11/2008 - 12:00

Donkeys pulled melon-laden carts through the streets and women sold bowls of yogurt Monday in the market of this mostly Muslim city in a remote corner of China, the day after militant bombings left a dozen people dead.

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How big is the Xinjiang threat?

Sun, 08/10/2008 - 12:00

China has for months been warning that Xinjiang terrorists were planning attacks during the Olympics - fears that now appear well-founded.

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Several blasts in China's northwestern Xinjiang: state media

Sat, 08/09/2008 - 12:00

Several explosions rocked the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang early Sunday, state media said, citing witnesses who said they saw flashes of fire and sporadic gunshots afterwards.

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Uyghur American Association condemns message of terror video

Sat, 08/09/2008 - 12:00

The Uyghur American Association (UAA) resolutely condemns the message delivered in a terror video just released and dated August 1, in which a man speaking in Uyghur claims to be part of the so-called Turkistan Islamic Party.

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Revolt and repression as the Games begin

Sat, 08/09/2008 - 12:00

David Whitehouse examines the increased crackdown, and protest, in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics and how it reveals signs of China's yawning class divide.

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China's forgotten people

Sat, 08/09/2008 - 00:00

This week's terror attack in China has brought an intense barrage of publicity to the Uighurs. Amy Reger writes that one violent act does not represent more than 10 million people

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Man sets himself alight in anti-China protest

Fri, 08/08/2008 - 12:00

 A man doused himself with gasoline and set himself alight during a protest Friday by ethnic Uighurs outside the Chinese Embassy in Turkey.

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China Makes Policing an Olympic Event

Fri, 08/08/2008 - 12:00

With the eyes of the world on Beijing, China imposes obsessive security measures around the games

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