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UN expert seeks access to Uighur minority in China
12 hours ago ago from Al-Darb Diya
New York - A United Nations expert on minority issues on Tuesday called on China to let her carry out a comprehensive and independent assessment of Xinjiang province's tensions between Han Chinese and the Uighur Muslim minority. "A thorough analysis of the events that took place must go to the heart of ethnic tensions in the region that underlie the terrible tragedy and appalling loss of life experienced by both communities," Gay McDougall ...
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15 hours ago ago from Afic
The President of the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Mr Ikebal Patel expressed concern at the escalating violence in Urumqi, the capital of China's only Muslim majority region, as thousands of Han Chinese roamed the streets looking for vengeance after Sunday's riots, which left 156 dead and more than 800 injured. Mr Patel deplored these attacks directed against Muslim Uighur minority, who have been blamed for the ...
Related contentChina's 750m aid 'not linked' to Cambodia's Uighur deportations
55 minutes ago ago from CAAI News Media
http://news.scotsman.com/ Published Date: 23 December 2009 By Cara Anna and Ben Blanchard (CAAI News Media) BEIJING has denied that 750 million in aid it gave to Cambodia was linked to the south-east Asian nation's deportation of 20 Muslims who had sought asylum there after fleeing ethnic violence in China's far west. A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman yesterday insisted the aid package to Cambodia had ...
Related contentUighur deportation termed internal issue
17 hours ago ago from FREEDOM
23/12/2009 BEIJING, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- China says the deportation of the 20 Uighur asylum seekers from Cambodia is an internal matter which should not concern the outside world. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the 20 are Chinese citizens and that they were sent back as per immigration law, Xinhua news agency reported. Last week, China said the Uighurs, who had fled to Cambodia a month ago, were suspected of ...
Related contentChina must reveal fate of Uighur asylum-seekers
15 hours ago ago from FREEDOM
23 December 2009 Amnesty International has called on the Chinese authorities to reveal the whereabouts of 20 ethnic Uighur asylum-seekers who were forcibly deported from Cambodia to China on 19 December The group, which includes two very young children, may be at risk of torture or even execution since their forcible deportation at the request of the Chinese government. Since 2001, Amnesty International has documented cases in ...
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James Cameron: China should let more movies in
10 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Entertainment
BEIJING -- Hollywood director James Cameron urged China to open its doors to more foreign films, arguing it would boost the local cinema industry after the WTO ruled Beijing was illegally restricting movie and other media imports. In Beijing to promote his latest sci-fi extravaganza, Cameron said Wednesday that China's breakneck economic growth meant it no longer needed measures to protect its film industry. China's economy is expanding ...
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5 hours ago ago from NPR
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Related contentBBC News - Death row Briton's daughter says he is 'mentally ill'
10 hours ago ago from BBC
Akmal Shaikh was arrested in north-west China in 2007 The daughter of a British man due to be executed in China for drug smuggling has said her father was mentally ill and deserved to be spared. Leila Horsnell said her father Akmal Shaikh, 53, from London, had always behaved in ways. Mr Shaikh has denied knowledge of the 4kg of heroin found with him in 2007. Gordon Brown has called for clemency but Mr Shaikh's final appeal ...
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2 hours ago ago from U.S. News
US blasts trial of Chinese dissident WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is sharply criticizing China's trial of a prominent Chinese dissident as being "uncharacteristic of a great country." Liu Xiaobo was detained a year ago before the release of an appeal for more civil rights in China that he co-authored. He was tried Wednesday on subversion charges and faces up to 15 years in jail. The verdict is due Friday. "As far as we can tell, ...
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