British national Akmal Shaikh was executed Tuesday by the Chinese government after being convicted of bringing almost nine pounds of heroin into the country. Following Shaikh's 2007 arrest and November 2008 death sentence, rights...
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China court sentences 5 more to death for Xinjiang riot killings
Five more people have been sentenced to death by a Chinese court in connection with the July Xinjiang riots , state media reported Thursday. The sentencing came in connection to the killing of a police...
The Chinese government has executed nine people sentenced to death for their role in the July Xinjiang riots , state media reported Monday. The report indicated that the individuals were executed "according to the...
An appeals court in China's Xinjiang province on Friday affirmed the convictions of 21 people found guilty of murder and other crimes such as arson and robbery for their roles in July's violent demonstrations in Urumqi ...
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday that the two Tibetan prisoners sentenced to death for their role in the March 2008 Lhasa riots have been executed. The...
China's rigged trials against Uyghurs merits more attention from world community
Mehmet Tohti : "A recent report released by Human Rights Watch over the inadequacy and unfairness of the trials of Urumqi protestors has brought our memory back to the July 5 massacre committed by the...
Two courts in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality sentenced six individuals to death on Tuesday for their connections with organized crime gangs. The First Intermediate People's Court sentenced two gang leaders to death and two other members to...
China officials 'disappeared' Uighurs after Xinjiang riots: HRW
More than 40 Uighur men have disappeared since being detained by Chinese security forces following the July Xinjiang riots , according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Tuesday. HRW...
China Xinjiang riot trials fail to meet international standards: HRW
This week's trials of those involved in the deadly July riots in Urumqi , the capital of China's Xinjiang province, failed to meet Chinese and international fairness and due process standards Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
A court in China sentenced six individuals to death on Thursday for their part in the July riots in Urumqi , capital of China's Xinjiang province. The convictions stemmed from assaults that resulted in the deaths of...