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 ...
Scores killed in China protests
Riots leave many dead in China Violence in China's restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 156 people dead and more than 800 people injured, state media say. Several hundred people were arrested after a protest, in the city of Urumqi on Sunday, turned violent. Beijing says Uighurs went ...