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Uyghur Students Detained in Regionwide Crackdown

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 21:19

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 - 21:29

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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China bolsters military’s role on its western border

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 21:21

China’s top Communist Party and military officials have held a meeting to review security and development strategies in western China, including regions bordering India.

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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 - 00:11

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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Writers around the world call on China to respect freedom of expression

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:53

Authors alliance including Mario Vargas Llosa, Salman Rushdie and Nadine Gordimer salutes the bravery of Chinese citizens struggling with censorship in a 'perilous climate'

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China’s Expansionist Aims in Asia

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:49

Chinese forces have staged an “intrusion” into Indian territory that would have been top world news had they been North Korean troops straying across the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

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Weibos Censor "Selibuya" and "World Uighur Congress"

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:46

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 - 23:45

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 - 22:25
A sign in Yengibagh villege central elementary school in Keriye county reads: One who wears cap and kerchiefs are not allowed to enter.

The registers include categories for "women who wear veils" and "persons who study the Quran." 

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