Tag Archives: attacks

Turkistan Islamic Party on Pakistan-China extradition: translation

Recently, we linked to a video of a spokesman for the Turkistan Islamic Party (Türkistan Islam Partiyisi (TIP) تۈركىستان ئىسلام پارتىيىسى) responding to the news that 9 Uyghurs had been arrested in Pakistan and extradited [...]

Rabiyä Qadir in Il Manifesto: “Independence is impossible”

When I started studying Xinjiang, I knew I would need a broad array of linguistic resources. I never imagined I would read so much in Italian. Here is my translation, doubtless below par, of a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Suspects Arrested, Killed, in Kucha Attacks

Xinhua’s English-language site is now reporting that eight of the suspected bombers in Sunday morning’s attacks in Kucha (Quchar, 库车) have been shot and killed by security forces. Two more apparently committed suicide by way [...]

Reported Blasts in Kucha, Xinjiang

According to BBC, several blasts have been reported by PRC state media in Kucha (库车), China, I’ve taken a preliminary look on the Xinhua website and have been unable to find the the Mandarin language [...]