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Deadly Riots In China

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 04.29.2012

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BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday accused terrorists in a Muslim Uighur region of attacking civilians, but an exiled Uighur group said the violence ...

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Chinese District Reportedly Tries Veils Ban

AP | Posted 12.15.2011

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BEIJING -- A city district in heavily Muslim western China is trying to tamp down religious fervor by prohibiting people from wearing veils, tradition...

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Muslim Minority Riots Erupt In China

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING -- Chinese state media says that 156 people have been killed in violent riots in the country's western Xinjiang region. The official Xinhua N...

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Uighurs Stage Rare Protest At Guantanamo Using Pentagon-Issued Crayons

miamiherald.com | By CAROL ROSENBERG | Posted 05.25.2011

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A federal judge has ordered the release of 17 Uighurs, Chinese Muslims, from the Guantánamo detention camp. But they're still there, and on Monday th...

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Misrepresenting Minorities in Shanghai's World Expo Publicity Push

Alexander Davenport | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai approaches, the government has been making a push to showcase the city as a model of social harmony. Just how they are making the sell misrepresents the minorities of China.

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Uighurs Denied Release In US: Court Reverses Ruling

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that 17 Turkic Muslims cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay must stay at the prison c...

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