News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
Last year's unrest in Tibet and July's violence in Xinjiang were instigated by separatists abroad, China told a United Nations human rights hearing Friday. "Facts have fully shown that the two incidents were premeditated and organized crimes of...
News Source: NewKerala
| about 1 month ago
His statement follows a threat by prominent Al-Qaida militant, Abu Yahya al-Libi, who threatened to attack Chinese targets in �reprisal� for the July 5 riots in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and for the suppression of Muslims.
News Source: Leader Post Online
| about 1 month ago
One man was sentenced to death and a second handed a life prison term over a factory brawl in southern China that sparked deadly unrest in the northwest Xinjiang region, authorities said Saturday. Nine others were given jail terms of five to eight...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 month ago
Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer accused Beijing of "heinous" crimes during last month's deadly Xinjiang riots as she addressed a protest outside Melbourne's Chinese consulate early today. Kadeer, whose visit has been strongly opposed by China,...
News Source: Channel NewsAsia
| about 1 month ago
China said Saturday it was confident it could ensure the nation's safety after an Al-Qaeda leader called on members of the mainly Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang to launch a jihad against Beijing. "The Chinese government has the confidence and the...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
Chinese officials say 21 people charged with murder, arson and robbery will be the first to stand trial for riots in the Uighur Autonomous Region. Officials say 197 people were killed and 1,600 injured on July 5 in the city of Urumqi.