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Kashgar Attackers Sentenced to Death

Posted by Porfiriy on December 18, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

The two Uyghurs allegedly responsible for the August 4th terrorist attack in Kashgar, taxi driver Abdurahman Azat and vegetable seller Kurbanjan Hemit, have been sentenced to death, according to Reuters, AFP, the New York Times, [...]

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Mutant Palm on the Terror List

Posted by Porfiriy on October 23, 2008 under Links

In regards to the list of terror suspects released by the Chinese government, I can do no more than direct our readers to Davesgonechina’s coverage at his blog, Mutant Palm. As a Xinjiang blogger I [...]

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Judge Orders Release of Guantanamo Uyghur Detainees

Posted by Tewpiq on October 08, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Today, Tuesday 7 October 2008, Washington, DC District Judge Ricardo Urbina ordered the release of the seventeen remaining Uyghur detainees at the American prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to be released to US soil. [...]

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New York Times Raises Doubt over Kashgar Attack; Cites Witnesses, Photos

Posted by Porfiriy on September 29, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Over a month ago, the Associated Press released 3 photos depicting the aftermath of the August 4th attack in Kashgar. The official version of events first has a dump truck ploughing into ranks of drilling [...]

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All is Well in Fasting Kashgar

Posted by Porfiriy on September 19, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

China Daily has put out an English language article discussing the atmosphere in Kashgar one month after an unusually violent attack resulted in the death of 16 policemen. According to reporter Hu Yinan, everything has [...]

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Victims of Latest Violence all Uyghurs

Posted by Porfiriy on August 30, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

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 [...]

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First Incident of Post-Olympic Violence in Kashgar

Posted by Porfiriy on August 28, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

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 [...]

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Associated Press Releases Photos of August 4th Kashgar Attack

Posted by Porfiriy on August 21, 2008 under Links

As usual, after the numerous attacks that occured in the weeks leading up to the Olympics, it was noted by many that government provided no solid proof of the attacks, resulting in speculation that some [...]

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Emerging discrimination? Three Uyghur pilots grounded.

Posted by Porfiriy on August 20, 2008 under Links

Update: Xinhua has quickly released an article responding to these allegations. Check it out here. It asserts that the Uyghur pilots in question, Aikebaier Maimaiti and Ailiyiming Niyazi who are 757 captains for China Southern, [...]

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Violence reported near Kashgar, marking 3rd Xinjiang attack in 8 days

Posted by Porfiriy on August 12, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Here are links to BBC, AFP, and CNN reports on the story: according to the most current information, “assailants” leapt from a vehicle at a military checkpoint in Yamanya, about 30 kilometers from Kashgar, and [...]

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Reported Blasts in Kucha, Xinjiang

Posted by Porfiriy on August 10, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

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 [...]

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Another Video from Turkestan Islamic Party: A Universal Call to the Muslims of the World

Posted by Porfiriy on August 08, 2008 under Xinjiang in the News

Update: The Christian Science Monitor has a comprehensive piece on and links to analyses of the video by various news organs, while the New York Times now has an article on the video, including some [...]

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