Story Archive
2010-12-03
Chinese authorities launch a fresh drive against 'separatism' in the northwestern region.
2010-12-01
A Uyghur woman plans to sue a Han storeowner for ethnic prejudice according to Chinese law.
2010-11-24
Separate Uyghur attacks this month on Han settlers in northwest China have left several dead.
2010-11-17
Police in northwest China step up surveillance on Muslims ahead of an important holy day.
2010-11-16
Authorities plan to fire hundreds of Uyghur teachers in northwest China.
2010-11-09
Uyghurs demand the reversal of a Xinjiang farming policy in China’s capital.
2010-11-01
Gheyret Niyaz's family has heard nothing about his case since a court sentenced him in July.
2010-10-27
Uyghurs voice their objections to a language policy as they back Tibetan protests in western China.
2010-10-24
Officials offer to discuss ethnic minority farmers’ demands.
2010-10-12
Officials in northwestern China demolish housing to make way for new construction.
2010-09-24
Uyghurs say government restrictions on traditional attire target the ethnic minority’s culture.
2010-09-10
Even the English spelling of this ethnic group's name causes controversy.
2010-08-23
Officials in Xinjiang arrest two suspects in a bomb attack that killed seven.
2010-08-20
A Uyghur man runs afoul of Chinese authorities on his 11th trip to protest in Beijing.
2010-08-19
Local resentment may have provoked a targeted attack in Xinjiang.
2010-08-10
Chinese authorities hold an elderly Uyghur farmer in Beijing.
2010-08-08
Three more ethnic minority Uyghurs get jail terms in China.
2010-08-03
A Chinese propaganda event in a religious space offends Uyghurs.
2010-08-01
In the name of modernization, Chinese officials in a northern Xinjiang city raze Uyghur housing.
2010-07-28
Three webmasters from northwestern China are jailed for “endangering state security.”
2010-07-22
China imprisons a Uyghur journalist for "endangering state security."
2010-07-16
A raid on a restaurant sparks clashes between Uyghurs and local riot police.
2010-07-16
A Uyghur woman says her own embassy won't help her get home to China.
2010-07-15
Ethnic Uyghurs cite strict conditions when detainees die in custody.
2010-07-13
Demolitions and tighter security spark fears of a new backlash in Xinjiang.
2010-07-08
Residents say both Uyghurs and Han Chinese feel mistreated a year after ethnic riots.
2010-07-07
Surveillance is tight and tensions run high, a year after deadly riots.
2010-06-29
Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs lived in separate worlds in the toy factory that employed them, setting the stage for violence.
2010-06-18
Authorities in Xinjiang are jittery ahead of a sensitive anniversary.
2010-06-15
Chinese authorities foot medical bills after discouraging foreign aid for a cancer-stricken family.
