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14 Feb 2010 10:35

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Tech, World: China’s internet blocking is pathetically over-the-top in Xinjiang

The people in this car, from the Chinese Xinjiang province, have to travel 1,000 kilometers – a whole day – just to check their e-mail. Blame last summer’s protests. source
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19 Jul 2009 22:48

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World: More arrests (and bad stuff in general) going down in China

In response to the riots in China, hundreds more have been detained by police. The two men in these photos were seized while entering their family’s public bathhouse. source
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11 Jul 2009 10:46

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World: Don’t believe this Xinjiang riots death toll number

  • 184 have reportedly died, but that number may be way off source
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08 Jul 2009 10:49

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World: China’s way of dealing with ethnic violence? Death penalty threats.

  • When it comes to the death penalty, BTW, China doesn’t mess around. In looking for the best way to deal with the ethnic violence that’s broken out this week between the lower-class Uighur people and higher-class Han people, Urumqi’s Communist Party boss, Li Zhi, has threatened the death penalty for those responsible for the riots in the Xinjiang capital. If you give even a minor to-do about human rights, this should anger you greatly, because of China’s history in this regard. source
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07 Jul 2009 20:59

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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
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06 Jul 2009 10:34

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World: Why the riots in Xinjiang? Disparate economics and religon

  • There are also people who object to the amount of control exercised by the state with regard to religion and there are people who resent that the Han population is substantial.
  • Barry Sautman of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology • On how ethnic politics have created an unstable situation between the wealthier Han population and the lower-class Uighur population. Uighurs were particularly unhappy with the way that the Chinese government handled a factory clash between the two groups last month, which made all that other stuff come to a head. The region also has a significant Muslim population in a country known for having restrictive policies on religion. • source
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06 Jul 2009 10:25

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World: Sepratist-led protests in Xinjiang, China lead to lots of deaths

  • 140+ have been killed in deadly ethnic riots source
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