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Scholar and journalist tried in closed hearings

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erica Kinetz Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Closed-door court hearings of a prominent journalist and a noted minority scholar held on Friday were sharply criticized for violating due process and chilling freedom of expression as Chinese authorities tighten oversight of public speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Aritz Parra, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Communist Party, European Union, Guzelnur Ali, Han Chinese, Hong Lei, Human Rights Watch, Ilham Tohti, Intermediate Court, Journalist Gao Yu, Mo Shaoping, Muslim Uighurs, Nicholas Bequelin, President Xi Jinping, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Xinjiang High Court

Angry minority finds a voice on Chinese campus

January 7, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Every Friday afternoon, students pack a college classroom in Beijing to catch a glimpse of the sharply dressed professor punching the air as he speaks with surprising candor about the travails of his ethnic group, the Uighurs.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Beijing, Central Nationalities University, China, Chinese Communist Party, East Turkistan, Every Friday, Han Chinese, Harvard University, Huang Zhangjin, Ilham Tohti, Muslim Uighurs, Rian Thum, Soviet Union, Uighur Online, Vol 29 No 2 | January 9 - January 15, Wang Lixiong, Yet Tohti, culture

China officials acknowledges two Uighur deaths, some claim attacks were malicious

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

URUMQI, China (AP) — Police fatally shot two Uighur men and wounded a third in western China, where violence has continued to flare despite the massive numbers of troops sent to restore calm more than a week after deadly ethnic rioting.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: China, Communist Party, Han Chinese, Hui Muslim, Muslim Uighurs, SWAT, State Department, URUMQI, United States, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24, Xinhua News Agency, Zhou Yongkang, culture, language

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