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CCTV Videos: Rebiya Kadeer Family Members Reaffirm Criticism of Mother

Posted on August 05, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

CCTV has released several video interviews of Rebiya Kadir’s son, daughter, and brother, all of whom condemn the recent Urumqi riots. None of the three minced words. All stated with apparent confidence that Rebiya was [...]

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Kadeer Family Letter Follows a Decade of Police Pressure

Posted on August 05, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

The recent letter purporting to be hand written and signed by 12 members of Rebiya Kadeer’s extended family follows nearly a decade of police pressure on Ms. Kadeer’s family, friends and associates. Several signatories–including son [...]

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Chinese Government Releases Letter “From Rebiya Kadeer’s Family” – Officials “Surprised”

Posted on August 04, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Xinhua has released a letter purporting to be hand written and signed by 12 members of Rebiya Kadeer’s extended family. The letter pleads to Ms. Kadeer, exhorting that life in Xinjiang is characterized by ethnic [...]

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Video: Gunned Down in the Streets of Urumqi, Machete in Hand

Posted on July 27, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Analysis of this video is pending. It appears to be footage of the mosque incident on 7/14. It shows some guys stirring up some folks in a mosque, and then later actual footage of two [...]

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Chinese Bloggers Call for Kurdish Independence from Turkey

Posted on July 15, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

In an ironic twist, a number of Chinese bloggers have begun calling for Kurdish independence from Turkey — a riposte to increasingly vocal Turkish support for Uyghurs in Xinjiang. Appearing on Junshi.cn ["MilitaryAffairs.cn"] — a [...]

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Chinese Military Bloggers Respond to the Unrest in Xinjiang

Posted on July 13, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

Chinese military blog-watching may be a particularly unscientific form of analysis, but I’ll be darned if it ain’t the best place to find colorful, downright nasty things to say about people involved in the recent [...]

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Chinese Media Response to Xinjiang Unrest Goes Proactive

Posted on July 08, 2009 under Xinjiang in the News

The Chinese media response to ongoing unrest in Xinjiang has been noteworthy for the advertised speed and breadth of its coverage. (To say nothing of its accuracy.) Contrast what we have seen so far with [...]

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