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Chinese government uses terrorism charge to eliminate Uighur people

Mon, 10/09/2006 - 12:00

Thus claims Rebiya Kadeer, Nobel Peace Prize candidate for her defence of Uighur rights and of women’s rights in China. She described the accusations of terrorism levelled by Beijing as unfounded and said she hoped for more international attention for her people’s plight.

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China bars tourists from shrinking glaciers

Sun, 10/08/2006 - 12:00

CHINA has closed melting glaciers in its northwestern Xinjiang region to tourists who littered, polluted and even drove across the ice that provides water to millions, the official Xinhua agency said today.

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Nobel Highlights Uighur Muslim Plight

Sun, 10/08/2006 - 12:00

Nomination for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize is a recognition of the plight of the Uighur Muslim minority in China, said the exiled leader of the Uighur Muslim minority.

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Freedom eludes exiled Chinese Uighur Muslim leader

Sun, 10/08/2006 - 12:00

Twenty months after stepping out of prison, freedom remains elusive for Rebiya Kadeer, the exiled leader of China's Uighur Muslim minority and a top Asian nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Beijing 2008: Forget Olympic Spirit

Fri, 10/06/2006 - 12:00

Illegal arrests, forced labour camps, brainwashing centres, organ harvesting, torture, murder, no freedom of press, Internet blockades, widespread corruption and nepotism.

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Media outlet could join Nobel peace laureates

Fri, 10/06/2006 - 12:00

Forget the Pulitzer prize. Drop the Royal Television Society awards. Journalists could be in line for the ultimate international accolade: the Nobel peace prize. But not, it seems, if they work for the BBC.

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Nobel nomination highlights Uighur plight -activist

Fri, 10/06/2006 - 12:00

Ethnic Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer expressed satisfaction on Friday that her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize had focused global attention on her people's struggle against Chinese oppression and she denied any link to terrorism.

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SAUDI ARABIA: CHINESE MUSLIMS TO GET HAJ VISAS IN PAKISTAN

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 12:00

Saudi Arabia has decided to grant Haj visas to hundreds of Chinese Muslims who have been protesting for weeks outside the Saudi embassy in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.

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Xinjiang Oil Company Deploys Panasas Storage

Thu, 10/05/2006 - 12:00

Panasas, Inc. has announced that Xinjiang Oil Company in Mainland China has deployed the Panasas ActiveScale Storage Cluster.

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Beijing wants more oil out of Xinjiang

Wed, 10/04/2006 - 12:00

The province is rich in oil and gas hitherto held in reserve. Now authorities announce greater investments in exploration and refining capacity. But there is also greater fear about police repression.

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