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Ten Named Revolutionary Martyrs, Seven are Uyghur Victims of Violence

From Tian Shan Net via the Associated Press, seven Uyghur victims of violence that occurred during and after Olympics were officially named “Revolutionary Martyrs (革命烈士)” on Monday along with three other individuals who died in non-related incidents. Of the seven honored victims, one was a security guard killed during the attacks on Kucha governmental buildings [...]

Posted 16 January 2009 † Porfiriy § News Updates ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Victims of Latest Violence all Uyghurs

The victims of the latest bout of violence in Jiashi/Peyziwat County were all Uyghur police officers local to the area, according to the information-laden latest report from Radio Free Asia. Furthermore, the attack was linked to the previous checkpoint attack at Yamanya. This is definitely a milestone as its the only attack so far whose [...]

Posted 30 August 2008 † Porfiriy § News Updates ‡ Comments (15) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

First Incident of Post-Olympic Violence in Kashgar

Just a quick post – BBC’s got a story about a gun battle that occured Thursday between seven “militants” and police in Jiashi County (伽师县), or in Uyghur, Peyziwat County, near Kashgar. BBC’s stories are based on “reports from the scene” rather than the usual release Xinhua News Network, which is interesting as I believe [...]

Posted 28 August 2008 † Porfiriy § News Updates ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,