East Asia & Pacific
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Sources in Urumqi? They’re (very) hard to come by.
in ChinaGiven political sensitivities and a Stalinist grip on the region’s population, no one – from Uighurs on the street to Beijing intellectuals – appears willing […]
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Armed Mobs Throng Urumqi
in China2009-07-07 Witnesses say thousands of armed Han Chinese are on the streets of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region’s capital vowing revenge after a deadly clash. […]
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Ethnic Unrest Continues In East Turkestan
in ChinaEthnic Uyghur women grab at a riot policeman as they protest in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, on July 7. July 07, 2009 There are reports of […]
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Uyghur problem for Obama and Medvedev
17:35 06/07/2009 MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) – The ongoing ethnic riots in Urumqi, China, can threaten other countries, in particular the United […]
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Uyghurs Abroad Blame China Policies For Unrest
in ChinaAn image released by the U.S.-based Uyghur American Association of the clashes in Urumqi on July 5. July 06, 2009 Current and former Uyghur activists […]
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Urumqi Tense, Quiet after Violence
in China2009-07-05 China blames overseas Uyghurs for inciting rioting in the northwestern city, saying at least 140 people died in the violence. Sent by a witness […]