Sept 25, 2009 Amnesty International Haji Memet and Abdusalam Nasir were detained on 23 September, in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in northwest China, reportedly on suspicion of leaking “state secrets”. The “state secrets” are believed to be related to allegations of torture that led ...
Two Held for Leaks
Police in China are seeking a third Uyghur man for allegedly leaking information about a death in custody. AFP/Philippe Lopez Chinese armed police march along a street in Urumqi, Sept. 5, 2009. HONG KONG—Authorities in China’s remote and restive Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have detained two ...
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 ...