Topic: Xinjiang

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?

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.'

Urumqi unrest: China's savvier media strategy

Taking a cue from Western PR tactics, Beijing moved away from trying to block coverage altogether – and was benefited by doing so.

Spiritual mother of Uighurs or terrorist?

Rebiya Kadeer is a petite, successful businesswoman, who now lives in exile in Virgina.

In Paris, Uighurs launch fresh protest

But the issues they raised are longstanding, going back to China's "strike hard" policy against the mainly Muslim minority – a policy that was strengthened by US cooperation following 9/11.

Why China has clenched its fist in Xinjiang

Beijing's severe treatment of Uighurs – and Tibetans, too – may be an attempt to prevent a breakup similar to that of the Soviet Union.

As G-8 convenes in Italy, tough questions of economic stimulus and climate change

The nations meeting in earthquake-devastated L'Aquila are also likely to consider what actions to take on Iran, North Korea.

When Han, Uighurs duked it out in Dorm 6

That riot took place in 2001, in the city of Xian – closer to Beijing than Sunday's protest. But many of the deeper issues remain.

What China is doing to quell Uighur-Han unrest

Police established a curfew Tuesday, as 20,000 security forces roamed the streets. Internet connections have also been cut to prevent the violence from 'spreading.'

Deadly riots in western China take unprecedented toll

The violence brings into question China's hard-line policy against Uighur ethnic minority.

Ethnic unrest turns to deadly riots in China

At least 140 were killed when ethnic Uighurs poured into the streets inXinjiang Province. China blamed the violence on foreign agitators.

Sources in Urumqi? They're (very) hard to come by.

Given political sensitivities and a Stalinist grip on the region's population, no one – from Uighurs on the street to Beijing intellectuals – appears willing to talk.

For Gitmo Uighurs, new life is no walk on the beach

The former detainees, including Uighurs released to Albania, say they are eager to put "terrorist" label behind them.

Diplomatic memos reveal Chinese effort to block Guantánamo prisoner's asylum bid

The US has cleared the Uighur prisoners at Gitmo of wrongdoing, but China calls them "terrorists." Seventeen Uighurs are seeking political asylum in Sweden, Canada, the US, and Germany.

Swedish court secures ex-Guantánamo Uighur's asylum quest

Adil Hakimjan, the first freed Guantánamo prisoner to be granted asylum in Europe, says he is 'very happy.' President Obama called Friday for seven of the 17 remaining Uighurs at the prison to be released.

Freed from Guantánamo, a Uighur clings to asylum dreams in Sweden

China wants Adil Hakimjan, who was granted political asylum, back. Sweden is now considering reversing his asylum.

Postcards from Tomorrow Square

James Fallows offers insightful reporting on the rise of China.

A Chinese peasant goes to town on capitalism

A villager from western China, Qi Xuewu headed east in search of a better life, joining 140 million ambitious migrant workers.

A baseball team bridges ethnic animosities in rural China

Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese come together at a local university in the restless region of Xinjiang to surmount poor equipment – and decades of enmity.

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In search of a little fun amid the Games

Tourists complain that security concerns have subdued Beijing's nightlife

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Xinjiang violence has silver lining for Beijing

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