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Raw Ethnic riots in China's western Xinjiang region have escalated

from YouTube on Tue, Jul 07 2009

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28 Feb 08 visit Xinjiang Repression - China  »  YouTube videoJuly 2002 The Uighur separatist movement of China's far western Xinjiang province wants an Islamic state, to be called East Turkestan.
02 Apr 08 visit WHAT IF THE TIBET RIOTS TAKES PLACE IN GERMANY?  »  YouTube videoAfter riots took place in Tibet, Western media and politicians defined the riots, organised by Dalai Lama, the "Nobel Peace Prize" winner, as "peaceful demonstrations". Mr Steinmeier, Germany's Foreign Affairs Minister, said: "The Tibet incident is a...
16 Jul 09 visit Egyptian diplomat: Urumqi riots harm peaceful ethnic co-existence in Xinjiang  »  People's Daily The recent riots in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have jeopardized the peaceful co-existence of different ethnic groups there and should be condemned, a senior diplomat said here Wednesday. The latest events in...
30 Oct 09 visit Xinjiang sentences for riots will stand  »  Shanghai Daily THE Higher People's Court of far western China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region yesterday upheld the sentences - including nine death penalties - on 21 people who, in six first-instance trials, were convicted of...
31 Dec 09 visit Xinjiang adopts regional law to enhance ethnic unity  »  People's Daily Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has adopted a law to enhance unity among different ethnic groups, the first regional law of its kind in China. The law on education for ethnic unity in Xinjiang was adopted Tuesday at a regional...

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