BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese court in the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic rioting in July in which almost 200 people were killed. It was not immediately clear from the brief report by the ...
TWO UIGHUR MEN AT RISK OF TORTURE
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Uyghur Leader’s Family Evicted
The family of an exiled Uyghur leader is evicted by authorities in China who plan to demolish their building. HONG KONG and WASHINGTON—The family home of prominent Uyghur exile leader Rebiya Kadeer in northwestern China has been slated for demolition and her family has been served with an eviction ...
China tortures the Uyghur people
Rebiya Kadeer, uncrowned leader of the Uyghur minority persecuted in China, says that the Chinese are "psychologically torturing" her children who have openly criticized her human rights campaign. The Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer has accused the Chinese government of "psychologically torturing" ...