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China bans protests in Urumqi

China banned "unlicensed marches, demonstrations and mass protests" in the western city of Urumqi Friday following large protests by thousands of Han Chinese, the official Xinhua news agency said. ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Fri, Sep 04 2009

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