Thursday, July 5, 2012

Asia - Voice of America: Amnesty: Three Years After Riots, China Still Cracking Down on Uighurs

Asia - Voice of America
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Amnesty: Three Years After Riots, China Still Cracking Down on Uighurs
Jul 5th 2012, 10:37

Amnesty International says China continues to silence ethnic Uighurs who speak out about human rights abuses allegedly committed three years ago, during deadly riots in the western province of Xinjiang. The rights group says "dozens, if not hundreds" of Uighurs are still being detained after they "disappeared" in the aftermath of the riots that killed nearly 200 people. In a report released Thursday, Amnesty says Chinese authorities are intimidating and threatening those ...

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