Resentment Simmers in Western Chinese Region

Since riots between the Han and Uighur groups in 2009, the Chinese authorities have arrested hundreds and tried to soothe frayed nerves. But the push has done little to repair distrust.

Uighur Intellectual Who Won’t Back Down in China

Ilham Tohti’s advocacy for China’s Muslim Uighurs has landed him on the government’s list of citizens who warrant near-constant surveillance.

China Restores Text Messaging in Xinjiang

The Chinese government continued to ease a six-month-old communications blackout on the northwest region of Xinjiang.

China Starts to Lift Region’s Web Blackout

The Xinjiang regional government said it also planned to restore other Web sites and services, cellphone text messaging and international telephone connections.

China Is Disputing Status of Uighurs in Cambodia

After deadly ethnic riots in July in western China and a government crackdown, the 22 Uighurs entered Cambodia and applied for refugee status at a United Nations refugee office.

Six More Sentenced to Death Over Riots in China

While previous sentences had only been handed to men with ethnic Uighur names, one of the men convicted Thursday had an ethnic Han name.

China Sets Sentences in Brawl Tied to Riot

One man was sentenced to death and another to life in prison for their roles in a deadly toy factory fight that was blamed for setting off riots in western China’s Xinjiang region.

Chinese President Visits Volatile Xinjiang

President Hu Jintao’s visit to Xinjiang occurred as local officials dismissed reports that trials would begin this week of suspects in July’s ethnic violence.

China’s Tally of 718 Arrests in July Riots Is Questioned

It is still unclear whether the 718 represented the total of suspects captured since the July 4 unrest, or were in addition to previous arrests and detentions.

China Arrests 319 People in Unrest in Xinjiang

The arrests came days after 253 people were taken into custody, most of them Uighurs, bringing the total to more than 2,000 arrests.

Opinion: Behind the Violence in Xinjiang

Unless Beijing addresses the root causes of ethnic tensions and ends its systemic human rights violations, the chances of more violence will remain high.

China’s President Vows to ‘Deal a Blow’ to Protesters

President Hu Jintao called for stability and promised harsh punishment for those found to have played a role in the disturbances that have killed scores of people and injured more than a thousand.

Migrants Describe Grief From China’s Strife

The journey of a family trying to forge a new life in the Xinjiang region ended with the death of a son in ethnic riots.

China Warns of Executions as Riots Ebb

President Hu Jintao cut short his trip to the G-8 summit as the party boss in China’s Xinjiang region issued a threat after three days of ethnic violence.

Exile in the U.S. Becomes Face of Uighurs

Rebiya Kadeer, vilified by Beijing as the unseen hand behind Uighur protests in China, is now a symbol of her people’s resistance against the Chinese.

Opinion: Beijing Always Wins

Why China’s leaders aren’t frightened by Uighur unrest.

NY Times Editorial: Now Xinjiang

Beijing’s rulers will never achieve the stability they covet until they work toward political solutions that give minority groups more autonomy over their lives.

Clashes in China Shed Light on Ethnic Divide

Uighur protesters have given voice to broader concerns at the heart of the deadliest ethnic violence to strike China in decades.

China riots leave 140 dead

Jul 06 - China says at least 140 dead are in Xinjiang unrest.

Riots in Western China Amid Ethnic Tension

At least 1,000 rioters clashed with the police as disputes between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese grew.