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China Executes 2 Tibetans For The Roles In 2008 Riots

AP | By HENRY SANDERSON | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


BEIJING -- Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known e...

Will the Chinese Courts Allow Another Mentally Ill Individual Be Executed?

Elizabeth Lynch | Posted 10.26.2009 | World


Elizabeth Lynch

The true test of a society's criminal justice system is how well it protects society's most vulnerable.

Getting the Vietnam Analogy Right in Afghanistan

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.21.2009 | World


Leon T. Hadar

The ghosts of the Vietnam War seem to be hanging around the White House Situation Room as President Obama and his national security aides debate a new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.

Xinjiang Riots: China Sentences 3 More To Death

AP | ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 10.15.2009 | World


BEIJING — China sentenced three more people to death Thursday for murders committed during riots in the far western Xinjiang region in July, bri...

Xinjiang Riots: China Sentences 6 To Death

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 10.13.2009 | World


BEIJING — A court in China's far western Xinjiang region sentenced six men to death Monday for murder and other crimes committed during ethnic r...

Dark Omens for the U.S. in the Gathering Afghan Storm

Paul Fitzgerald | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


Paul Fitzgerald

As Washington's paralysis deepens and Afghanistan slips further into chaos, the U.S. faces a crisis of credibility. A Chinese challenge to the war's legitimacy is of no minor consequence.

10,000 Protest Needle Stabbings In Urumqi, China

AP | CHRISTOPHER BODEEN | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


URUMQI, China — Security forces patrolled the street corners of Urumqi while residents voiced anger Friday, a day after thousands marched to pro...

If Only the Uyghurs had Twitter

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

It's not that Americans don't care about Uyghurs. They just don't hear about the systematic slaughter of the Uyghur people by the Chinese government.

Fair and Balanced? Lhasa Vs. Urumqi

Alexander Davenport | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


Alexander Davenport

Why do rioting Tibetans generate more interest than rioting Uighurs?

Xinjiang Mosques Reopen For Friday Prayers

Associated Press | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


URUMQI, China (AP) - Mosques opened for worshippers in Urumqi on Friday, but shops nearby were forced to shut as security forces kept a tight grip on ...

China Protests: Muslims Condemn China's Uighur Crackdown

Ankara | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


MUSLIMS in many nations have condemned China's crackdown in its Xinjiang region where at least 156 people have been killed in unrest over the past wee...

China Uighurs Protest Coverage Shows Changes In State Media Blocks

Wall Street Journal | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


News of Sunday's riots in Urumqi, the capital of China's far west Xinjiang region spread quickly on the Internet, where users posted amateur photos an...

China Executes Two Uighurs For Pre-Olympics Police Killings

Guardian | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


China executed two men from a Muslim minority group today for killing 17 police officers in an attack in the country's far west that the government po...

China Kills Five Muslim "Militants" In Olympic Anti-Terror Raid

Guardian | Matthew Weaver | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Chinese authorities today claimed they had foiled an attempt to sabotage next month's Beijing Olympics as they confirmed the shooting dead of five all...