World: Heartwrenching Urumqi riots quote of the day. A gut-punch.
- The policemen took away my husband last night. I don’t know why and I don’t know where he is.
- A woman named Abdurajit • Talking to foreign media in the midst of heavy protests in China. Since Sunday, at least 1,434 have been arrested in connection with the rioting. By the way, read the Guardian story in the link – you’ll be glad you did. Tania Branigan has such a beautiful way with the written word in describing the tension in the air. Her way of discussing how an old woman’s words stepped above the fray in a mass of protests is chilling. • source