- LocationÜrümqi, Xinjiang, ChinaCaused byAnger over the Shaoguan incident
Bearing Witness 10 Years On: The July 2009 Riots in …
WebJul 29, 2019 · The official death toll steadily rose, officially reaching 197 people, mostly Han, with 1,600 wounded and 1,000 arrested. Twelve …
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How China's mass detention of Uyghur Muslims stemmed from …
See more on abc.net.auIn late June 2009, a disgruntled worker posted a rumour online that a Han Chinese woman had been sexually assaulted by Uyghur migrant workers in a toy factory in Shaoguan, in China's south-east. In response, some Chinese workers cornered and beat Uyghurs in the factory, killing at least two of them. Footage of the attac…- Estimated Reading Time: 10 mins
China locks down western province after ethnic riots kill 140
WebAt least 140 people have been killed and 828 injured after the worst violence in decades swept through the capital of China's restive region of Xinjiang last night, authorities said …
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Timeline: Xinjiang unrest
WebJul 10, 2009 · 9 JULY. Thousands of troops are on the streets of Urumqi and correspondents say there are few signs of the vigilante groups that had been roaming …
Riots in Western China Amid Ethnic Tension - The New York Times
WebJul 6, 2009 · The rioting broke out Sunday afternoon in a large market area of Urumqi, the capital of the vast, restive desert region of Xinjiang, and lasted for several hours before …
Muslim Uighurs riot as ethnic tensions rise in western China
WebJul 5, 2009 · Three people were killed during rioting in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, as thousands of Muslim Uighurs took to the streets during the biggest display of …
Old suspicions magnified mistrust into ethnic riots in Urumqi
WebJul 10, 2009 · Little more than a week later, thousands of Uighur protesters took to the streets of Urumqi, capital of the far western province of Xinjiang, slaughtering Han …
Uighurs reflect on 2009 violence that set off Chinese crackdown
WebJul 10, 2020 · The unrest began with a student-led Uighur uprising on July 5, 2009. Human rights activists and Uighur eyewitnesses say the initial protests were peaceful. …
Urumqi Riots three years on - crackdown on Uighurs grows bolder
WebJul 4, 2012 · On 5 July 2009 a protest in the regional capital Urumqi against perceived Chinese government inaction over the death of a Uighur factory worker in southern …
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