Story Archive
2014-05-08
The violence is the latest in a string of deadly incidents linked to unrest in the region.
2014-05-07
They believe he may have been the victim of an ethnic revenge attack.
2014-05-07
Village land taken by force was later sold at high prices to Chinese development firms.
2014-05-05
Uyghur exile leader Rebiya Kadeer says she cannot condemn the attackers because they were victims of ruthless policies.
2014-05-02
Cities step up security measures in the aftermath of a deadly attack at an Urumqi train station.
2014-05-01
Chinese analysts say Beijing should review its policies in the region.
2014-04-30
Three people are dead and 79 injured in what the Chinese state media calls a ‘violent terrorist attack.’
2014-04-29
More than 50 people are detained after they question the shooting death of a Uyghur teenager who ran a red light.
2014-04-25
Repeated extensions of his sentence violate 'due process,' rights groups say.
2014-04-23
At least 100 people are held briefly in a crackdown that spreads beyond the mosque.
2014-04-22
The teenager was shot dead by police after he ran a red light, they say.
2014-04-21
News of their arrest follows a deadly gunfight along the Chinese border in Vietnam's Quang Ninh province.
2014-04-18
Seven men have been held for 20 months in connection with the murder of a Han Chinese prostitute.
2014-04-13
Two pillion riders suffer gunshot wounds in a violent police response.
2014-04-11
His former teacher says he was only a bystander in the Urumqi violence.
2014-04-09
They suspect local officials of working in collusion with Chinese firms.
2014-04-08
Beijing targets even the most peaceful of Uyghur advocates, she says.
2014-03-28
The three men are believed to have been escorted by police to another city in Xinjiang.
2014-03-28
The wife of Ilham Tohti says her young family now faces economic hardship.
2014-03-27
Relatives carry the seriously wounded young man to protest in front of government offices.
2014-03-25
A source claims the family is unable to follow briefings conducted in Mandarin.
2014-03-19
His frank comments on religious controls and unemployment bring praise from Uyghur netizens.
2014-03-18
A Uyghur is accused of killing the officer as he emerged from a meeting.
2014-03-14
If deported home, the Uyghurs face 'credible threats of torture,' a human rights group says.
2014-03-13
China is pushing for their deportation home where they could be punished.
2014-03-12
Uyghurs who have made a life in southwestern China are uprooted and ordered back to Xinjiang.
2014-03-05
Police are warning hotels in some areas not to admit 'guests from Xinjiang.'
2014-03-03
Sources suspect they had been 'trapped' in Yunnan province after failing to flee the country.
2014-02-28
The crowd is aggravated by dispute over confiscated motorcycles.
2014-02-28
A rights group meanwhile warns that Ilham Tohti remains at high risk of torture and ill-treatment as long as he is in custody.
