Court upholds sentences to Xinjiang riot convictsURUMQI - The Higher People’s Court of Xinjiang upheld Friday sentences for 21 people convicted of murder and other crimes in the deadly July 5 riot here, a Xinhua report said. Six rioters sentenced to death in China’s Urumqi regionURUMQI - Six people have been sentenced to death for their part in the murderous riots in Urumqi, capital of China’s Xinjing Uygur autonomous region, that took the lives of 197 people on July 5. Separatist acts on web banned in XinjiangURUMQI - The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region legislature has passed a regulation prohibiting the instigation of ethnic separatist activities via the Internet, The China Daily reports. Syringe attacks continue in Urumqi despite death penalty warningURUMQI - Despite a death penalty warning, 77 cases of needle attack were reported between Sunday and Monday evenings in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, police say. Those spreading rumours will face jail terms in Xinjiang: Chinese authoritiesURUMQI - Authorities in riot-hit Chinese city of Urumqi have announced that those found spreading rumours will be jailed. Life returns to normal in Xinjiang capitalURUMQI - Life gradually returned to normalcy Sunday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang region Sunday, where police have eased traffic restrictions imposed in the wake of public protests. Xinjiang riots: Urumqi party chief, Xinjiang police chief removedURUMQI - In the aftermath of Xinjiang riots that erupted on July 5, the party chief of Urumqi and police chief of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been sacked. Protest-wracked city in western China calmer after top official sackedURUMQI, China — The sacking of the head of a western Chinese city shaken by ethnic violence and a bizarre string of needle attacks appeared to dull public anger Sunday after three days of protests. Top China official in volatile, protest-wracked Urumqi sacked amid fears over syringe attacksURUMQI, China — The head of a western city wracked by communal violence and a bizarre string of needle attacks has been sacked by Chinese authorities hoping to calm uneasy mobs and end protests that left the city on edge for three days. Top China official in volatile, protest-wracked Urumqi sacked amid public syringe attack fearsURUMQI, China — Chinese leaders bowed to public demands and sacked the head of a western city wracked by communal violence and a bizarre string of needle attacks, hoping to calm uneasy mobs and end protests that percolated for a third day Saturday. China sacks senior officials in Xinjiang capitalURUMQI - The communist party chief of Xinjiang capital Urumqi and the police chief of northwest China’s Xinjiang region were removed from their posts Saturday. City leader sacked after protests in western China leave 5 deadURUMQI, China — Chinese leaders removed the Communist Party chief of the restive western city of Urumqi on Saturday, trying to appease public anger following sometimes violent protests this week that the government worries could re-ignite deadly ethnic rioting. Troops patrol Chinese city after protests left 5 dead over series of syringe attacksURUMQI, China — Thousands of troops, backed by tanks and metal barricades, patrolled the western city of Urumqi on Saturday after five people died in protests over a series of bizarre needle attacks that China’s police chief has blamed on Muslim separatists. Chinese city quiet after protests left 5 dead over series of syringe attacksURUMQI, China — Security was heavy in the western Chinese city of Urumqi on Saturday after two days of demonstrations over a series of syringe attacks left five people dead and 14 injured. China official says 5 killed, 14 wounded during protests in restive western cityURUMQI, China — Five people have died during mass protests sparked by a bizarre series of hypodermic needle stabbings in this western Chinese city that has been wracked by ethnic unrest, an official said Friday. Police chief blames Muslim separatists for needle attacks that jangled west China anewURUMQI, China — China’s police chief accused ethnic Muslim separatists of staging a bizarre series of hypodermic needle stabbings that sent thousands of Chinese into the streets in angry protests for a second day Friday to demand increased security in this western city. China’s public security minister blames ethnic separatists for needle attacks in troubled westURUMQI, China — China’s Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu has blamed ethnic separatist forces for a bizarre series of needle attacks in the restive western region of Xinjiang. China police break up crowds marching on government, Communist Party offices in XinjiangURUMQI, China — Police used tear gas and public appeals Friday to break up crowds marching on government and Communist Party offices in western China to protest a lack of public security after a bizarre series of syringe stabbings that appeared ethnically motivated. Chinese police break up crowds marching on headquarters of party boss in XinjiangURUMQI, China — Police pushed back large crowds trying to march on Communist Party offices in Urumqi on Friday to voice anger at a lack of public security following a bizarre series of syringe stabbings that appeared ethnically motivated. Uncertainty stalks Urumqi residents after needle stabbingsURUMQI - Despite heavy security and patrolling helicopters, there was uncertainty among the residents of Urumqi in western China Friday morning following a wave of hypodermic needle stabbings and massive protests. Security out in force after Chinese protest series of syringe attacks in western cityURUMQI, China — Police imposed tight security in Urumqi as residents voiced anger Friday, a day after thousands marched to protest a series of needle stabbings that appeared ethnically motivated in a city already on edge from deadly rioting. Further unrest in west China’s Urumqi region following syringe attacksURUMQI - Following a spate of ethnically motivated syringe attacks in China’s Xinjiang province, renewed mass demonstrations and violence was reported in the region on Thursday. Angry demonstrations in Chinese city after syringe attacksURUMQI - Crowds demanding security guarantees gathered at a number of places in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang region in China, Thursday morning following hypodermic syringe attacks in the city. China wants mountain lakes on World Heritage ListURUMQI - China is planning to include four mountain lakes in the country’s northwest on the World Heritage List, an expert said Tuesday. The lakes will be entered as a single unit on the list. China formally arrests 83 people over riotsURUMQI - Chinese authorities Tuesday formally arrested 83 people in connection with the July 5 riots that left 197 people dead and more than 1,600 injured in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, officials said. China detains 319 more people in riot probe
Mosques open for Friday prayers in Urumqi, but China continues to keep tight lid on cityURUMQI, China — More than 100 Chinese riot police with shields and wooden sticks lined up directly across the street from a popular mosque during Friday prayers, warning worshippers not to protest again in this western city rocked by the region’s worst rioting in decades. Chinese prosecutor ready to issue arrest warrants for those involved in Urumqi riotsURUMQI, China — Authorities have completed an initial investigation into ethnic riots that left 192 people dead in China’s restive Western region and arrest warrants will be issued soon, the chief prosecutor for Xinjiang said. Chinese embassy in Algeria warns of reprisals against workers after unrest in Muslim westURUMQI, China — China’s embassy in Algeria has warned Chinese companies and workers to be on guard for attacks after an Islamist Web site called for retaliation for Beijing’s response to unrest in its predominantly Muslim western province. China riot-hit city still tense a day after police shoot dead 2 Uighur menURUMQI, China — Security tightened Tuesday in the capital of China’s western Xinjiang region, where paramilitary police blocked access to a Uighur neighborhood where two Uighurs were fatally shot a day earlier, the latest violent clash in the wake of last week’s ethnic riots. |
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URUMQI - Police in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province have detained 319 more people in connection with the July 5 riots in this provincial capital. The arrests were made after the police said to have detained 1,572 people in connection with the clashes in which 197 people were killed and hundreds were injured.
