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Chinese Police Shoot Two Uyghurs Dead in Xinjiang Bomb Attack

2015-05-28

Local residents are roped into searching for four other suspects who fled.

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Uyghurs Rely on Chinese Smugglers to Travel to Turkey

2015-05-28

Hundreds have been caught along the way and confined to refugee detention centers in Thailand.

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Han Chinese Head of Xinjiang Township Stabbed to Death by Uyghur Man

2015-05-27

Sources say the young attacker has been detained, but his motive was unclear.

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Six Dead, Four Injured in Two Successive Suicide Attacks in China’s Xinjiang

2015-05-13

One police official says the attackers were angry about restrictions placed on the wearing of veils and beards.

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Passports in Xinjiang's Ili To Be Handed Into Police Stations: China

2015-05-13

Orders from 'higher up' say all holders of individual passports must deposit them with the authorities pending background checks.

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Jailed Uyghur Scholar Denied Visits or Support From Family

2015-05-12

Authorities refuse to let Ilham Tohti receive gifts of money and clothing in prison.

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Chinese Authorities Order Muslim Uyghur Shop Owners to Stock Alcohol, Cigarettes

2015-05-04

The decree goes against public scorn for the products as taboo in Islam.

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Six Uyghurs Die in Village Police Operation in Xinjiang

2015-05-01

Authorities, who suspected them of being terrorists, confirmed the incident this week.