Uighur

Rivals Pakistan, India to start process of joining China security bloc

Nuclear-armed rivals Pakistan and India will start the process of joining a security bloc led by Chi...

Jul 06, 2015 08:28 AM EDT

Turkey says to keep doors open for Uighur 'brothers', irking China

Turkey vowed on Friday to keep its doors open to ethnic Uighur migrants fleeing persecution in China...

Jul 03, 2015 08:17 PM EDT

Senior Uighur official investigated for graft in China's Xinjiang

A senior ethnic Uighur official in China's unruly far western region of Xinjiang is being investigat...

Jun 28, 2015 11:41 AM EDT

China to increase video surveillance in security push

China will ensure that all key public areas are covered with video surveillance cameras by 2020 to f...

May 13, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

China punishes 17 officials over Xinjiang violence

China has punished 17 officials for lapses in connection with explosions and riots in the Xinjiang r...

Jan 10, 2015 10:27 AM EST

China sentences two to death for killing of pro-Beijing imam

A Chinese court has sentenced two people to death and another to life imprisonment for the murder of...

Sep 29, 2014 12:16 AM EDT

Prominent Uighur scholar in China to appeal life sentence: lawyer

China's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people will appeal against a life pr...

Sep 24, 2014 06:18 AM EDT

China sentences four for explosives, bid for 'jihad': report

China has sentenced four people to up to 20 years in jail for "plotting terror attacks", state media...

Sep 18, 2014 01:33 AM EDT

China says 'rescues' more children from Xinjiang religious schools

A sweep on illegal religious activity in the capital of China's unruly far western region of Xinjian...

Sep 15, 2014 12:13 PM EDT

China opens trial of Kunming train station attackers

Four people accused of participating in an attack at a train station in southwestern China went on t...

Sep 12, 2014 01:51 AM EDT