China’s government said it was concerned over an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s decision to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir over genocide in Darfur, AP reported. "China expresses great concern and worry about the ICC’s prosecutor’s accusation against Sudanese leaders," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said on Tuesday. Monday’s indictment was […]
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Two Uighur Muslims convicted of terrorist and separatist activities were executed in Kashgar, Xinjiang, and 15 others were jailed for similar crimes, AFP reported, citing a report by US-based Radio Free Asia. AFP noted that the report could not be immediately verified. Those jailed were given sentences of between 10 years and life imprisonment. All […]
The Chinese government detained 82 people in the first half of the year on suspicions that they were planning terrorist attacks on the Olympics, AP reported. The suspects were detained during raids on five terrorist rings in the Xinjiang region. Police raided 41 locations that were labeled as "illegal religious schools" and "jihad training centers." […]
Foreign television broadcasters will be able to offer live news coverage during the Beijing Olympic Games after reaching an agreement with the Chinese authorities, the Wall Street Journal reported. The accord, which allows broadcasts from Tiananmen Square, settles one of the remaining roadblocks to the games. Negotiations had been in a stalemate since May over […]
Chinese police have killed five members in a raid of a radical Islamic separatist group in the far western region of Xinjiang, AP reported, citing state media. Accounts provided by state media of the raid in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, said two other members of the group were wounded, and eight were detained. All […]