China executes 9 Uighurs over July ethnic riots
BEIJING - Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday.
Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AP)
2009-11-09
China sentences 3 more to death for Xinjiang riot
BEIJING - China sentenced three more people to death Thursday for murders committed during riots in the far western Xinjiang region in July, bringing to nine the number of people facing execution for the unrest.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AP)
2009-10-15
China sentences six more to die for Xinjiang unrest
BEIJING (AFP) - A court in western China's Xinjiang region on Thursday sentenced six more people to death over deadly ethnic unrest in July, the state Xinhua news agency reported, bringing the total to 12.
Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AFP)
2009-10-14
New needle attacks reported in Chinese cities
BEIJING - Mystery needle attacks appeared to spread in China's far western region as authorities arrested nine new suspects in three cities, officials said Friday.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AP)
2009-09-11
China threatens punishment for rumors in Urumqi
URUMQI, China (Reuters) - The government in China's far western city of Urumqi ordered shops to close on Monday, sending new rumors through the city despite calls for calm after reported syringe attacks that inflamed ethnic tension.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-07
China sacks top officials over Xinjiang unrest
URUMQI, China (AFP) - China sacked two top officials in restive Xinjiang on Saturday as it moved to quell public uproar over syringe attacks in the region's capital Urumqi that sparked deadly protests.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AFP)
2009-09-05
Market reopens in China's riot-hit Urumqi city
BEIJING (Reuters) - The main market at the center of China's riot-torn Urumqi city reopened Wednesday, state media reported, while an exile group said Uighur students had called for the release of those still detained after this month's riots.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-22
Xinjiang riots pre-planned at 50 places
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ethnic rioting in China's far western region of Xinjiang was well planned and co-ordinated to take place at more than 50 locations across the regional capital Urumqi, the official People's Daily reported Sunday.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-19
Beijing warns Chinese in Algeria over Qaeda threat
URUMQI, China (AFP) - China on Wednesday issued a security alert to its citizens in Algeria after Al-Qaeda reportedly vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims killed during ethnic unrest in this northwestern Chinese city.
Nations:Algeria Tunisia Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AFP)
2009-07-15
China's Urumqi tense after police shooting
URUMQI, China (AFP) - Heavily armed security forces were out in force in China's volatile Urumqi on Tuesday close to where police shot dead two Muslim Uighurs calling for jihad.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AFP)
2009-07-14
Police kill 2 Uighur mob, wound 3rd in west China
URUMQI, China - Police shot dead two Uighur men and wounded a third Monday on the streets of Urumqi, where tens of thousands of troops are stationed to restore calm a week after deadly ethnic riots raged in the western Chinese city.
Nations:China Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
Attack on Chinese embassy show Xinjiang riots organized
BEIJING - Demonstrations against Chinese consulates in Europe and the United States show that ethnic riots in Urumqi were orchestrated, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
Nations:Turkey Norway Germany Netherlands Activities:2009 Xinjiang Riot Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-12
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