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Scholar from Turkic Uighur minority says China has stopped him from traveling to the US

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 00:00

A prominent scholar from China’s Turkic Uighur ethnic minority said Sunday he was detained for more than 12 hours at Beijing’s airport and then sent home when attempting to board a flight to the U.S.

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Uyghur Scholar Taken Back Home

Sun, 02/03/2013 - 21:40

Chinese authorities bar him from leaving for the U.S. to take up a university post.

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Uyghur Scholar, Daughter Held

Sun, 02/03/2013 - 21:38

Chinese authorities detain a prominent Uyghur professor as he is about to leave for the United States.

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Urumqi Faces Soaring Costs

Sun, 02/03/2013 - 21:37

Hit with high inflation, residents of the Xinjiang capital say they are struggling to stay afloat.

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China: Government Represses Growing Demand for Rights

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 16:49

China’s human rights record remained poor in 2012, with minimal significant progress on political, civil, socio-economic, or cultural rights, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013.

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New York Times hacking revelations shed new light on China cybercrime

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 16:39

Experts suggest that Chinese government routinely employs 'vast army of hackers' to carry out covert spying campaigns

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Uyghur Pupils Face Beatings

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 22:05

Sources say Uyghur schoolchildren are discriminated against by Han Chinese teachers.

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Xinjiang probes 178 mid-level officials on graft suspicion

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 22:02

Xinjiang's procuratorial agencies investigated 178 officials at the county level or above from 2008 to 2012 to fight against corruption, a local official said Wednesday.

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Xinjiang governor re-elected, pledges stability

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 22:00

Nur Bekri was re-elected governor of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Thursday.

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good-at-singing-and-dancing gene

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 21:57

The military page of Xinhua News Agency reports that ten female Uyghur soldiers (of People’s Liberation Army) were recently dispatched to serve in Hong Kong, which is supposedly a great honour.

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