Times Online/UK, July 7, 2009
(AP) A Uigher woman confronts armed police in Urumqi
The challenge China faces as it attempts to regain control of its western-most Muslim region was underlined this morning when hundreds of angry Uighurs clashed yet again with riot police.
Following news that 1,434 people had been arrested for Sunday’s riots, some 300 Muslim ethnic Uighurs confronted heavily-armed riot police in the city of Urumqi demanding the release of family members they said had been arbitrarily arrested in the crackdown following the weekend bloodshed, which left 156 dead and more than 800 wounded.
Continued >>
Tags: arrests, China, clashes with police, Han Chinese, police crackdown, Uighurs riots, Urumqi
This entry was posted on July 7, 2009 at 9:28 am and is filed under Commentary, Human rights, Muslims, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Peace and Justice Post
Riot police battle protesters as China’s Uighur crisis escalates
Times Online/UK, July 7, 2009
(AP) A Uigher woman confronts armed police in Urumqi
Following news that 1,434 people had been arrested for Sunday’s riots, some 300 Muslim ethnic Uighurs confronted heavily-armed riot police in the city of Urumqi demanding the release of family members they said had been arbitrarily arrested in the crackdown following the weekend bloodshed, which left 156 dead and more than 800 wounded.
Continued >>
Share this:
Related
Tags: arrests, China, clashes with police, Han Chinese, police crackdown, Uighurs riots, Urumqi
This entry was posted on July 7, 2009 at 9:28 am and is filed under Commentary, Human rights, Muslims, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.