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China court convicts Uighur journalist of endangering national security
July 23, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
A Chinese court on Friday convicted a Uighur journalist of endangering national security for statements made following the 2009 Xinjiang riots. The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced Gheyret Niyaz, editor of uighurbiz.net and two state-run websites, to 15 years in prison after the.... [more]
Rights group urges China to investigate Xinjiang riots
July 2, 2010 by Sarah Miley
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday urged the Chinese government to launch an independent investigation into the July 2009 Xinjiang riots, after receiving new testimony contradicting the current official version of events. AI claims that police officials committed several human rights violations.... [more]
China court sentences 4 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
January 26, 2010 by Ann Riley
A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced four more people to death in connection with the July Xinjiang riots. The Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi sentenced eight others to life in prison and one to the death penalty with a two-year reprieve, which is usually commuted to life in prison. To date....... [more]
China court sentences 5 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
December 3, 2009 by Dwyer Arce
Five more people have been sentenced to death by a Chinese court in connection with the July Xinjiang riots, state media reported Thursday. The sentencing came in connection to the killing of a police officer with a rock and the killing of bystanders during the riots. The Intermediate People's....... [more]
China executes 9 convicted of Xinjiang riot killings
November 9, 2009 by Patrice Collins
The Chinese government has executed nine people sentenced to death for their role in the July Xinjiang riots, state media reported Monday. The report indicated that the individuals were executed according to the law after their sentences were approved by the Supreme People's Court b....... [more]
China appeals court upholds sentences of Xinjiang rioters
October 30, 2009 by Patrice Collins
An appeals court in China's Xinjiang province on Friday affirmed the convictions of 21 people found guilty of murder and other crimes such as arson and robbery for their roles in July's violent demonstrations in Urumqi that left about 200 people dead and many more injured. The Higher People....... [more]
China's rigged trials against Uyghurs merits more attention from world community [comment]
October 25, 2009 by Andrew Wood
Mehmet Tohti: A recent report released by Human Rights Watch over the inadequacy and unfairness of the trials of Urumqi protestors has brought our memory back to the July 5 massacre committed by the Chinese military and government backed Han Chinese mobsters. Mass arrests and manhunts starte....... [more]
China officials 'disappeared' Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
October 21, 2009 by Ann Riley
More than 40 Uighur men have disappeared since being detained by Chinese security forces following the July Xinjiang riots, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. HRW alleges that in the days following the riots, the Chinese police conducted large-scale sweeps of Uighur.... [more]
China Xinjiang riot trials fail to meet international standards: HRW
October 17, 2009 by Matt Glenn
This week's trials of those involved in the deadly July riots in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province, failed to meet Chinese and international fairness and due process standards Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday. HRW alleges that defendants were not allowed access to the law....... [more]
China sentences 6 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
October 15, 2009 by Brian Jackson
A court in China sentenced six individuals to death on Thursday for their part in the July riots in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang province. The convictions stemmed from assaults that resulted in the deaths of at least four people and damage to property estimated at over 1.6 million yuan....... [more]
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