Amid all the debates regarding how and to what extend Uighurs benefited or suffered from preferential policies or discriminations in Xinjiang, there is much confusion in one particular subject. Namely, are Uighurs subject to the (in)famous population... ...full story at Blogging For China
from Blogging For China on Sat, Jul 11 2009
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China ' crushing Muslim Uighurs ' ( Rebiya Kadeer ) »
YouTube video China has been accused of conducting a 'campaign of religious repression' against Muslim Uighurs.
Rebiya Kadeer is an ethnic Uighur who was imprisoned by the Chinese in 1999, and released in 14 March 2005.
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Who are the Uighurs? » NBC World Blog NBC News' Adrienne Mong explains the discord between ethnic Muslim Uighurs and China's Han majority. VIDEO: Who are the Uighurs...(read more) |
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Uighurs wary of move to Palau » Danwei The AP reports that although Palau has agreed to resettle some of the Uighurs held in Guantanamo, the men are not enthusiastic about going: The Uighurs appear reluctant to temporarily resettle in Palau, said Joshua Koshiba, who leads a committee on... |
| 07 Jul 09 |
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Fresh protests in Xinjiang » Danwei From The Guardian, both in audio and text: Chinese armed police and Uighurs clashed in extraordinary scenes in the capital of the north-western region of Xinjiang this morning – two days after at least 156 people were killed in vicious ethn... |
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Xinjiang commies, Xinjiang executions » Shanghaiist If you thought all Uighurs/Xinjiangers were fighting for the independence of East Turkestan, this video might be of interest to you. The Opposite End of China brings to our attention an excellent PBS documentary China from the Inside which features some... |