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China sentences six to death over Xinjiang riots

A Chinese court in the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic rioting in July in which almost 200 people died.

China makes it illegal to discuss independence for Xinjiang

A new law in the far-western Chinese province of Xinjiang makes it a criminal offence for people to discuss separatism on the internet, according to state media.

China to send 'harmony makers' to Urumqi

China is sending 7,000 officials to the western city of Urumqi after last week's deadly protests over a strange series of syringe stabbings, state-run media reported.

Urumqi official sacked, China says unrest under control

Beijing - A top Communist Party official in China's restive Xinjiang region was dismissed Saturday, state media reported, as police and soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital Urumqi after two days of protests left five people dead.

Five killed as police face protesters in restive Chinese city

Five people have been killed and 14 hurt in unrest in western China, a deputy mayor said Friday. The deaths and injuries happened in the city of Urumqi, said Zhang Hong, the city's deputy mayor.

Ethnic tension flares over syringe attacks in Chinese city of Urumqi

Thousands of angry protesters marched in China’s only Muslim-majority region today to demand government action over a series of hit-and-run syringe attacks blamed on the ethnic Uighur group.

200 to face trial over Xinjiang riots: state media

BEIJING — China is expected to put more than 200 people on trial this week for alleged involvement in deadly unrest in the country's northwest Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang, state media said Monday.

China releases Xinjiang 'most wanted' list

BEIJING — Police in China's Urumqi city have issued a list with photos of 15 suspects wanted in connection with ethnic unrest this month that the government says left 197 dead, state media said Thursday.

China Blames Separatists for Deadly Xinjiang Riots

China blames extremists intent on creating an independent Xinjiang for the bloody riots that killed nearly 200 people earlier this month in the region's capital, Urumqi.

Donations for Xinjiang riot victims exceed US$39 mln

Donations for the victims of the Urumqi riot July 5 have exceeded 270 million yuan (39.5 million U.S. dollars), local financial authority and charity organizations said Monday.


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