China has warned the German government against accommodating Chinese Uighur Guantanamo Bay prisoners, saying they should face justice in their own country, according daily Berliner Zeitung on Tuesday. The prisoners, who belong to the predominantly Muslim ethnic Uighur group from Central Asia and the ...
Uyghur leader tells MEPs she is willing to talk to Beijing
The fate of the Uyghurs, a Turkic ethnic group living in China was under the spotlight in the Parliament this week. Monday (1 September) saw Rebiya Kadeer, the leader of the World Uyghur Congress address MEPs on the human rights sub-committee and call for dialogue with Beijing over what she termed ...
Tight Security in Urumqi
Chinese authorities order a major security presence in Xinjiang after deadly protests and a series of needle attacks. HONG KONG—Authorities in the restive northwestern Chinese city of Urumqi have ordered an overnight traffic ban and posted armed police on public buses, after a bizarre series of ...
Police use tear gas at Urumqi protest: state media
BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese police used tear gas to disperse fresh protests in the restive northwestern city of Urumqi on Friday, state media reported, one day after tens of thousands took to the streets here. The Xinhua news agency said the latest protest occurred in the city centre at the entrance to ...
In Xinjiang, Rumors Hold Sway
Official media aren't trusted in northwest China, so where do people turn for news? AFP/Frederic J. Brown A man reads a newspaper beside a wall plastered with government propaganda slogans calling for building a harmonious Xinjiang for the greater good of the country in Urumqi on July 16, ...
Party Chief Sacked
Chinese leaders dismiss Xinjiang officials in a bid to address public anger in Urumqi. AFP/Philippe Lopez Chinese armed police march along a street of Urumqi on September 5, 2009. HONG KONG—The top Communist Party official in the city of Urumqi, Li Zhi, has been removed from his post after days of ...
Why Wasn’t I Told About Xinjiang Years Ago?
For many years, the plight of the ethnic minorities of East Turkistan (Xinjiang), the largest group being the Uyghurs, was almost entirely eclipsed by that of Tibet and its people, and it seems that it’s only because of recent violence and the Chinese regime’s propagandised threat of terrorism that ...
The Real Story of the Uighur Riots
Heavy-handed police tactics by the Chinese turned a peaceful assembly into a bloodbath. By REBIYA KADEER When the Chinese government looks back on its handling of the unrest in Urumqi and East Turkestan this week, it will most likely tell the world that it acted in the interests of maintaining ...
Uighur women take to the streets in search of their men
Chinese authorities allow western journalists to cover the riots in Urumqi - under strict supervision. By Bettine Vriesekoop in Urumqi News - Protesters arrested after stoning Chinese embassy Nalida, dressed in a black-and-white burqa, brought her hands to her face as she cried: "The police ...
Turkish minister, Chinese FM discuss killings of Uighurs
Turkish State Minister Caglayan met with Chinese FM Yang Jiechi Monday, 31 August 2009 09:13 World Bulletin / News Desk Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday, state-run news agency said. Caglayan told reporters that they discussed relations ...