Phone, text, and email links to China's restive northwesternmost region remain largely blocked. AFP Uyghurs at an Internet cafe in Urumqi, capital of China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 1, 2008. HONG KONG—Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Uyghurs are ...
Standoff Over Death in Custody
HONG KONG—Relatives of a man who died in police custody in China’s remote Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are in a tense standoff with authorities over their demand for an inquiry into how he died, villagers and the local police chief said. One villager, contacted by telephone, said eight trucks ...
Xinjiang Authorities Train, Seek to Regulate Muslim Women Religious Figures
The Chinese government strictly regulates religious practice in China, and controls over religion in the Muslim-majority western region of Xinjiang, where Uyghurs and other ethnic groups live, are especially tight. As this analysis shows, in recent months, some local governments in Xinjiang have ...