BEIJING (Reuters) - China announced the first charges to be laid in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's northwest region of Xinjiang, home to Muslim Uighurs. Twenty-one people had been charged with murder, arson, robbery and damaging property during ethnic riots that erupted in ...
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 ...
UN urges ‘humane treatment’ for Tibet, Xinjiang detainees
GENEVA, Aug 28 (AFP) Aug 28, 2009 The United Nations on Friday urged China to guarantee "humane treatment" and offer fair trials to those held over last year's unrest in Tibet and July's violence in Xinjiang. This included granting the detainees "access to a lawyer of their choice, presumption of ...
Uyghur Economist Freed, Warned
Chinese authorities release and warn a prominent Uyghur economist they accuse of inciting deadly riots in Urumqi. HONG KONG—A prominent Beijing-based economist and member of China’s Uyghur ethnic minority has been released without charge after he was detained for allegedly promoting separatism, but ...