Tag Archives: BBC

US Official on Guantanamo Uyghurs: “China is the only country that wants them back.”

Today, Portugal announced its willingness to take in some Guantanamo detainees as refugees and encouraged other members of the European Union to follow suit.  The Uyghur detainees, as is increasingly common, are receiving especial media [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]