High court accepts Guantanamo Uyghur case updated Tue, October 20, 2009
The Supreme Court tentatively agreed Tuesday to accept an appeal from a group of native Chinese Muslims who had asked to be released into the United States from American military custody at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Al Qaeda tells China's Uyghurs to prepare for holy war updated Thu, October 8, 2009
A high-ranking al Qaeda leader has called on China's minority Uyghurs to prepare for a holy war against the Chinese government.
China to send 'harmony makers' to Urumqi updated Tue, September 8, 2009
China is sending 7,000 officials to the western city of Urumqi after last week's deadly protests over a strange series of syringe stabbings, state-run media reported.
Five killed as police face syringe protesters in Chinese city updated Fri, September 4, 2009
The latest unrest in western China has left five people dead and 14 hurt, a deputy mayor said Friday.
China: Demonstrators demand security after needle attacks updated Thu, September 3, 2009
Thousands of Chinese demonstrators crowded the streets of Urumqi in western China on Thursday to protest what they say is a lack of police protection, witnesses said.
Hu calls for reform in China's Uyghur region updated Tue, August 25, 2009
China's President Hu Jintao called Tuesday for a "prosperous and harmonious" Xinjiang province during his first visit to the country's western Uyghur region since last month's deadly riots, state-run media reported.
Report: More than 200 face trial over China ethnic riots updated Mon, August 24, 2009
More than 200 people charged in connection with last month's deadly riots in the western Chinese city of Urumqi could be tried this week, according to reports from the state-run China Daily.
China-bound plane lands in Afghanistan after report of threat updated Sun, August 9, 2009
A plane that reportedly was refused permission to land in China because of a bomb threat returned to Afghanistan and landed safely in Kandahar, officials told CNN.
Hundreds detained after China protests updated Sun, August 2, 2009
Hundreds of people have been detained in connection with ethnic riots in the northwest last month, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.
'Dragon Fighter' shines the light on Uyghur grievances updated Wed, July 29, 2009
She's been compared to the Dalai Lama, the Chinese Tibetan Buddhist leader, but the name Rebiya Kadeer doesn't ring a bell to many people outside of China.
