Uighur supporters march in US to Chinese Embassy, blaming Beijing for recent violence

September 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.

September 10th, 2009 China protests Dalai Lama, Uighur speechesPRAGUE — China on Thursday protested planned speeches by the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer before a Prague conference on human rights in Asia. Kadeer and the Dalai Lama are part of Friday's "Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia" conference organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation established by former Czech President Vaclav Havel.

August 24th, 2009 Report: 200 to go on trial after Xinjiang riotsBEIJING — More than 200 people are expected to go on trial this week for their involvement in sectarian riots last month that killed nearly 200 people in China's western region of Xinjiang, a state-run newspaper reported Monday. The trials will take place in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang and the site of China's worst ethnic violence in decades, in which another 1,700 people were injured, the China Daily reported.

August 5th, 2009 Uighur accuses China of inflaming ethnic tensionMELBOURNE, Australia — China is inflaming ethnic tensions by deceiving its own people about last month's deadly riots in western Xinjiang province, an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for the unrest said Wednesday. Rebiya Kadeer, a U.S.-based activist who is in Australia for the screening of a documentary about her life, told reporters that Beijing should be held accountable for the violent crackdown.

August 4th, 2009 China says 83 formally arrested over Urumqi riotBEIJING — Chinese police have formally arrested 83 people on charges including murder and arson in connection with last month's deadly rioting in the western region of Xinjiang, state media reported Tuesday. The arrests mark the first step in prosecuting those implicated in the violence that saw Muslim Uighurs attack members of China's dominant Han ethnic group.

August 1st, 2009 China summons Aussie ambassador over Uighur visitBEIJING — China summoned the Australian ambassador to protest a proposed visit to his country by an exiled Uighur leader whom Beijing accuses of instigating recent ethnic riots that killed nearly 200 people, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun called the meeting with Geoff Raby because of the trip to Australia next week by U.S.-based Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, a ministry statement said.

July 30th, 2009 China dismisses Uighur claim 10,000 are missingBEIJING — China dismissed an exiled activist's claim that 10,000 minority Uighurs disappeared during a recent crackdown after ethnic riots erupted in its far west, calling the figure "completely fabricated" on Thursday. The government has repeatedly said the riots in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi were orchestrated by separatist Uighur groups.

July 29th, 2009 China complains to Australia about Uighur's visitCANBERRA, Australia — China has repeatedly complained to the Australian government about the planned visit to a Melbourne film festival of the Uighur activist Beijing accuses of inciting ethnic riots in its far west, an official said Wednesday. Rebiya Kadeer — who lives in exile in the United States — will attend the Melbourne International Film Festival on Aug.

July 27th, 2009 China unhappy with Uighur activist's Japan tripBEIJING — China's Foreign Ministry criticized Japan on Monday for allowing a visit this week by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in western China. The Chinese government "expresses strong dissatisfaction" with the Japanese government for allowing Rebiya Kadeer to visit Wednesday and Thursday despite Beijing's "repeated and serious representations," ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in a statement.

July 14th, 2009 Chinese intellectuals call for release of UighurBEIJING — More than 100 Chinese writers and intellectuals have signed a letter calling for the release of Ilham Tohti, an outspoken Uighur economist who disappeared from his Beijing home last week and has apparently been detained. Tohti had in recent months sharpened his critique of problems in China's far west region of Xinjiang, where ethnic violence in the capital Urumqi earlier this month left 184 dead and 1,680 wounded.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq Friday said the Indian government should appeal to the Chinese government to stop the ethnic violence in Urumqi city of Muslim-dominated Xinjiang province of China. "Our government should appeal to the Chinese government to stop the ongoing violence in Urumqi city," Barq told IANS.

July 8th, 2009 Uighur protesters march in DC to China's embassyWASHINGTON — An exiled Uighur leader accused by China of inciting ethnic violence said Tuesday the Chinese government is responsible for the rising tensions. Rebiya Kadeer, president of the Uyghur American Association, said during a rally in downtown Washington that peaceful Uighur demonstrators have been targeted in China as part of the government's ongoing repression in the region.

July 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.

July 6th, 2009 Uighur leader denies inciting fatal riots in ChinaWASHINGTON — The exiled leader of a Muslim minority group is denying Chinese government accusations that she incited riots that have left 156 people dead in western China. Rebiya Kadeer is president of the Uyghur American Association.

May 5th, 2009 US says 4 citizens quarantined in China; 2 remainBEIJING — The American Embassy in Beijing says four U.S. citizens are now or have been quarantined in China due to swine flu fears.