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Chinese Police Shoot Dead Seven Uyghurs in Kashgar
Seven ethnic minority Uyghurs have been shot dead by police in separate clashes in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang and nine others detained for protesting against some of the killings, an exile Uyghur group said on Monday. The shootings underscore a trend of increasing violence in Xinjiang, where the Muslim Uyghurs complain of discrimination and religious controls under Beijing’s rule.
Uyghur Leader Turns to Chinese People
Uyghur exile leader Rebiya Kadeer has appealed to the Chinese people to help Uyghurs in Xinjiang push for self-determination as Beijing launched a "strike hard" campaign in the wake of violent attacks in the region.
China Detains Uyghurs Over Separatist Poster
A handwritten poster that Chinese authorities designated “separatist” when it appeared in a remote town in Xinjiang has led to a wave of arrests, interrogations, and fines for local people, residents say.
Exiled Uyghur Dissident Says Family Detained in Retaliation
U.S.-based Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer has said the arrest of her three adult sons by authorities in China amounts to retaliation by officials angered by her criticism of Chinese rule in the region.
Uyghur Dissident’s Sons Detained, Beaten in Front of Own Children
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have formally detained two sons of exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer, after "seriously" beating one son in front of his children, according to the Kadeer family and an official news report.
Renewed Strike Hard Campaign Ordered in Xinjiang
A senior Chinese official is urging authorities in the largely Muslim Xinjiang to prepare for danger and renew their “strike hard” campaign against separatism, as the northwestern region marks 50 years under Chinese rule this week.
China Jails Uyghur Journalist For "Separatism"
A court in the Muslim Uyghur region of Xinjiang in northwest China has jailed a journalist who reported on political tensions there for separatist activities and leaking state secrets overseas, RFA's Uyghur service reports.
China Links Terrorism and Drugs in War on Uyghur Groups
Chinese authorities have stepped up a campaign to eradicate pro-independence activists among its Muslim Uyghur minority, targeting "terrorists" and drug-traffickers in the name of the War on Terror, RFA's Uyghur service reports.
Bingtuan Supreme Court Affirms Jail Terms for Uyghur Youths
The Bingtuan Supreme Court in China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Region has upheld jail terms for 18 youths belonging to the Uyghur ethnic minority for alleged anti-Chinese separatist activities, RFA’s Uyghur service reports.
Chinese Authorities Burn Thousands of Uyghur Books
Chinese authorities in the northwestern province of Xinjiang have burned tens of thousands of books as part of an effort to curb separatism among ethnic Uyghurs, Radio Free Asia Uyghur service reported.