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Airplane reported hijacked in Xinjiang

The AP, the BBC, and now several Western-language media outlets are now reporting the hijacking of an airplane in Xinjiang, according to a brief report from Xinhua. No details are available. TND is looking for more information.
The last time Xinjiang had an incident involving a an airplane was March 2008, when Xinhua reported [...]

Posted 10 August 2009 † OpkeHessip § News Updates ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , ,

Follow-Up: Swedish Uyghur Accused of Espionage for China – Sweden and China Duel Diplomats

On 4 June 2009, the Swedish Security Police (Säpo) took into custody a 61-year-old Uyghur man, a former refugee and now Swedish citizen, on charges of espionage. Now, that man’s identity has finally been revealed. Radio Free Asia reports that the suspected spy is Babur Mexsut (Mäxsut), a figure of some prominence in the [...]

Posted 24 June 2009 † OpkeHessip § News Updates ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , ,

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 to the PRC, apparently under accusation of belonging to the TIP. Below is a translation of that video. [...]

Posted 12 May 2009 † OpkeHessip § News Updates ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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 recent interview with Rabiyä Qadir (Rebiya Kadeer, رابىيە قادىر) published on 6 May 2009 in the Italian Communist daily Il [...]

Posted 10 May 2009 † OpkeHessip § News Updates ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

9 Uyghurs extradited from Pakistan to China

Last week, 9 Uyghurs captured in Waziristan were extradited to China, according to The Daily Mail, a Pakistani newspaper. Pakistan’s Interior Ministry claims that the 9 Uyghurs were previously involved in attacks against security forces and various other terrorist activities. Journalists at Radio Free Asia interpret the move as a gesture of goodwill towards China, [...]

Posted 06 May 2009 † Porfiriy § News Updates ‡ Comments (7) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Nur Bekri Again Identifies “Western Hostile Forces” as Enemy to Xinjiang Stability

Nur Bekri, Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, while speaking with reporters this Friday again identified amorphous “Western hostile forces” as the immediate and most pressing threat to stability in Xinjiang.
As I’ve observed several times before, it’s always interesting to see how strategic media organizations are when releasing information about Xinjiang simultaneously both in [...]

Posted 09 March 2009 † Porfiriy § XUAR Government ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,