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Chinese minority scholar indicted for separatism

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An outspoken Chinese minority scholar was indicted on separatism charges Wednesday amid a renewed flare-up of bloody anti-government violence in the country’s far west.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2014, Associated Press, Beijing, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Ilham Tohti, Jack Chang, Li Fangping, Turkic Uighur, United States, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

Biswal to head South, Central Asian affairs

December 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A woman who left a small town in India at age 6 to come to America has become one of the most important leaders in the United States Department of State. On Nov. 21, Nisha Desai Biswal was sworn into office as Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2013, Assistant Secretary, Atul Keshap, Central Asian, Foreign Disaster Assistance, India, International Development, Management Bureau, Nisha Desai Biswal, State John Kerry, United States, Vol 32 No 49 | November 30 - December 6, White House

Police focus on Uighurs after fatal Tiananmen car attack

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police were seeking information Tuesday on two ethnic Uighur suspects believed to be linked to an apparent suicide car attack near Tiananmen Square in the country’s capital that killed five people and injured 38.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Beijing, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Filipino, Forbidden City, Foreign Affairs, Great Hall, Hubei Mansion, Raul Hernandez, SUV, Tiananmen Gate, Tiananmen Square, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, Xinjiang Dasha, Yusupu Wumaierniyazi, Zhao Fuzhou

China confirms raid on alleged terror cell

September 7, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China confirmed Aug. 28 that police conducted a raid last week on an alleged terrorist cell in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, although details about the death toll and identities of those killed in the bloody incident remain sketchy. Officials have refused to discuss the […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Central Asian, China, Chinese, Citing Xinjiang, Dilshat Rexit, Dilxat Raxit, Germany-based Uighur, Kashgar Communist Party, Kashgar Daily, Radio Free Asia, Vol 32 No 37 | September 7 - September 13, Yan Xiaofei, attention

After kids, Central Asian woman still dreams of a complete education

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Do you think of the home to the Persian civilization? Do you see news clips containing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and protesters in the streets? Does your mind conjure up images of women wearing black chador?

Filed Under: Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2010, Central Asian, Farah Chegini, Iran Iraq, Lonely Planet, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, National University, Rick Steves Iran, TOEFL, TV, United States, Vivian Miezianko, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26, culture

Kyrgyz journalist dies after alleged beating

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — A journalist in Kyrgyzstan died after police beat him, said relatives and colleagues.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Almaz Tashiyev, BISHKEK, Central Asian, Kyrgyzstan, President Kurmanbek, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

Muslim minority riots erupt in China’s west

July 8, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Nearly 1,000 protesters from a Muslim ethnic group rioted in China’s far west, overturning barricades, attacking bystanders, and clashing with police in violence that killed at least three people, including a policeman, state media and witnesses said.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Adam Grode, Alim Seytoff, Beijing, Bermuda, Central Asian, China, Cuba, Dalai Lama, East Turkestan, Four Uighur, Guantanamo Bay, Gulinisa Maimaiti, Han Chinese, Palau, Rebiya Kadeer, Xinhua News Agency, vol 28 no 29 | July 11 - July 17

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