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Three more get death penalty for China riots

Nine now face death penalty over Urumqi riots between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese which killed nearly 200 peopleChina sentenced three people to death today over murders committed during riots in the western Xinjiang region in July, bringing the number... ...full story at Guardian Unlimited

from Guardian Unlimited on Thu, Oct 15 2009

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15 Oct 09 visit Six more sentenced to death over Xinjiang Riots  »  Shanghaiist Six more people have been sentenced to death over murders committed during the Xinjiang riots, bringing the total number of people facing execution up to twelve. Three of the six were given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve, which usually means...
15 Oct 09 visit 3 more rioters sentenced to die  »  Shanghai Daily THREE more people were sentenced to death yesterday for murders committed during the July riots in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, bringing to nine the number of people facing execution so far for their...
27 Oct 09 visit Murderers in Urumqi riots won't appeal  »  People's Daily Three people who were given death sentences for their crimes in the July 5 riots in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will not appeal the rulings. Eight of 21 defendants tried in court for their violence in the deadly riots,...
12 Oct 09 visit 6 receive death penalty, 1 jailed for life after grim Xinjiang riots  »  Shanghai Daily SIX men, who were convicted of murder and other crimes in the July 5 riot in Xinjiang, were sentenced to death yesterday after a first-instance trial, and another man was jailed for life. Abdukerim Abduwayit, Gheni...
08 Apr 09 visit 2 sentenced to death as judges decide cases from Lhasa riots  »  Shanghai Daily A LHASA court yesterday sentenced two people to death after finding them guilty of starting fatal fires in last year's riots in the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. Two others were given...

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