China charges 21 with murder in July riots that left nearly 200 dead in XinjiangSeptember 25th, 2009 China charges 21 with murder in July riotsBEIJING — Chinese prosecutors brought murder and arson charges Friday against 21 people arrested in connection with riots in July that left nearly 200 dead in Urumqi. The riots in the capital of the western region of Xinjiang saw Muslim Uighurs attack members of the country's dominant Han ethnic group, followed two days later by Han attacks on Uighurs.
11 indicted in China factory brawl that led to deadly ethnic rioting in Muslim westSeptember 23rd, 2009 11 indicted in China brawl that led to riotsBEIJING — Chinese prosecutors have indicted 11 people in a factory brawl that led days later to deadly rioting in the Muslim far west. The June 26 fight at the Xuri Toy Factory in Shaoguan pitted workers from the Uighur minority group against Han Chinese, who make up most of China's population.
Chinese police ban transport of explosives in capital of China's Xinjiang provinceSeptember 15th, 2009 Chinese ban transport of explosives in UrumqiBEIJING — Chinese police on Tuesday banned explosives from being transported in the western region of Xinjiang, the scene of deadly ethnic rioting this summer, while more suspects were being investigated for a spate of mysterious syringe attacks. The Xinjiang Public Security Ministry said transport of weapons, ammunition, explosives and radioactive goods into or within Xinjiang would be suspended from Sept.
4th Guantanamo Bay detainee agrees to move to Palau, and US says more may accept offerSeptember 14th, 2009 4th Guantanamo detainee agrees to move to PalauKOROR, Palau — A fourth Chinese Muslim detainee held at Guantanamo Bay has agreed to be relocated to the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, officials said Tuesday. Relocating the Uighurs would bring the Obama administration a step closer to its goal of finding new homes for terrorism suspects and others captured in Afghanistan who have been cleared of wrongdoing but cannot go home for fear of persecution.
China says riot wasn't there fault, blame it on 'separatists'July 21st, 2009 BEIJING — China on Tuesday defended its policies on ethnic minorities, saying the violence in Xinjiang that killed nearly 200 people this month was triggered by separatists and not its treatment of Uighurs. During a televised news conference, the vice minister of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission blamed an underground separatist movement of Muslim, Turkic-speaking Uighurs and said China will never tolerate secession in its far western region.
China says police killed 12 people in Urumqi's July 5 rioting, raises death toll to 197July 19th, 2009 China says police killed 12 in Urumqi riotingBEIJING — Chinese police killed 12 people during July 5 rioting in the western city of Urumqi, officials said — a rare acknowledgment by the government that security forces opened fire in the worst ethnic clashes to hit the region in decades. The unrest began when a peaceful protest by Muslim ethnic minority Uighurs turned violent after it was stopped by police.
Shot Uighurs called for holy war, says ChinaJuly 15th, 2009 BEIJING - Three Uighurs shot by Chinese police in the far western city of Urumqi had tried to take over a prayer meeting and called for a jihad, or holy war, state media said Wednesday. About 150 people were inside an unnamed mosque on Urumqi's Jiefang Road Monday afternoon when one of the three men tried to grab the microphone from the imam, the official China Daily reported.
Woman China blames for violence says talks would be hard to arrange but welcomeJuly 11th, 2009 Woman China blames for violence wants dialogueWASHINGTON — The woman Chinese authorities blame for violent unrest in western China's Xinjiang (shihn-jahng) region is asking for outside intervention to create a dialogue between her ethnic Uighurs (WEE-gers) and Chinese authorities. In an interview with AP Television, Rebiya Kadeer says bad blood caused by Chinese mistreatment and suspicion of its Uighur minority has created a situation that "doesn't come to the negotiating table that easily."
Nevertheless, Kadeer says, the Uighurs still want a dialogue with the Chinese government for a peaceful settlement.
Urumqi riots toll rises to 184July 11th, 2009 URUMQI - The death toll in the riots in China's Urumqi city has risen to 184, authorities said Saturday. The dead comprise 137 people from the Han community, including 26 women.
Urumqi crawls towards normalcy as China stresses stabilityJuly 9th, 2009 BEIJING - More traffic and shoppers returned to the streets of China's riot-hit city of Urumqi Thursday as thousands of paramilitary police patrolled. Markets and car parks were busier than Wednesday as the government appealed for calm and stressed after ethnic-related violence there that life in Urumqi was "returning to normal".
Uighurs in Turkey, Norway, protest China; Turkish Foreign Ministry summons diplomatJuly 7th, 2009 Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, NorwayANKARA, Turkey — Uighur expatriates staged protests on Tuesday outside the Chinese embassies in Turkey and Norway, denouncing violence in western China that has killed at least 156 people. Protesters briefly scuffled with police in Ankara, and the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned a top Chinese diplomat over the violence in China's Xinjiang region.
156 dead, over 1,400 arrested in riot-hit Chinese cityJuly 7th, 2009 URUMQI - The death toll in the ethnic clashes between minority Uighurs and members of Han community in China's Xinjiang province has risen to 156 even as over 1,400 people were arrested for the violence, authorities said early Tuesday. The dead include 129 men and 27 women, Li Yi, head of the publicity department of Xinjiang regional committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said Tuesday morning.
Uighurs stage new protest as China hosts reportersJuly 7th, 2009 BEIJING - Several hundred Uighurs staged a protest Tuesday as Chinese officials took a group of foreign journalists on a tour of Urumqi, the riot-hit capital of the far western region of Xinjiang. The protesters sat down after they were blocked by riot police, reporters in Urumqi said.
Ethnic clash at Chinese factory leaves 2 dead, 118 hurtJune 27th, 2009 Ethnic clash in Chinese factory kills 2, hurts 118BEIJING — Ethnic tensions between workers at a toy factory in southern China sparked a brawl that left two dead and 118 injured, state media and a government spokesman said Saturday. The official China News Service said hundreds of workers at the Xuri Toy Factory in Shaoguan City fought for two hours before more than 400 police restored order early Friday morning.
China worse than Gitmo, say detainees freed in BermudaJune 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The four Chinese Guantanamo detainees, released in Bermuda, have claimed that life in China, where they face persecution, is worse than life at Gitmo. Fox News quoted the detainees known as Uighurs, who range from 31 to 38 years old, as saying that they are innocent, glad to be free and hold no grudges against the United States for their captivity.
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