Topic: Rebiya Kadeer

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Western China: The Internet is restored, but repression continues

The president of the World Uighur Congress calls on China's government to end policies of repression against Uighurs in Western China.
When China Rules the World

Is China set to displace the US as the new global superpower?
Global News Blog
With Uighurs' Kadeer on the road, China goes on the attack

China takes a page from its "stop the Lama" playbook as it tries to prevent lobbying by Uighur nationalist.
Terrorism & Security
China warns citizens in Algeria of Al Qaeda threat

The terrorist group has reportedly vowed to attack Chinese in North Africa to avenge the deaths of Muslim Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Province.
Global News Blog
Unrest in Xinjiang: Where's the Muslim outrage?

Muslims around the world have largely remained silent about last week's deadly riots between Han Chinese and Uighurs. What makes this case of 'oppression' of Muslims different than others?
Terrorism & Security
China raises casualty toll in Uighur riots

Will Chinese efforts to restore calm get at the root of the unrest?
Q&A with Uighur spiritual leader Rebiya Kadeer

The Monitor spoke with the exiled mother figure for China's Uighurs about the deadly riots, independence, and China's use of the label of 'terrorist.'
Spiritual mother of Uighurs or terrorist?

Rebiya Kadeer is a petite, successful businesswoman, who now lives in exile in Virgina.
Why China's ethnic riots help the Communist Party

Official media depicted the country's dominant Han as victims, a useful unifier in a down economy.
Deadly riots in western China take unprecedented toll

The violence brings into question China's hard-line policy against Uighur ethnic minority.
Terrorism & Security
Critics question China's handling of alleged terror plot

Security experts question whether claims about Friday's domestic airliner incident amount to state propaganda to bolster a pre-Olympics crackdown.