The real Uighur story

8 July, 2009

Reybiya gives her account of what some people call the most violent protest in china since the Tainanmen square.

Troops flood into China riot city

8 July, 2009

Thousands of security forces have been deployed in the city of Urumqi in China’s Xinjiang region to try to end deadly ethnic clashes.

URGENT ALERT: China – IHRC urges campaigners to write to OIC over escalating violence in Xinjiang

7 July, 2009

IHRC is deeply concerned over the escalating violence in Urumqi, Xinjiang, which has now spread to Kashgar.

PRESS RELEASE: China – IHRC concerned over violence in Urumqi, calls on authorities to be proportionate in response to any violence

6 July, 2009

IHRC is deeply concerned over the current violence taking place in Urumqi, reportedly following the death of two Uighur factory workers in June.

Amnesty details Gaza ‘war crimes’

2 July, 2009

Israel committed war crimes and carried out reckless attacks and acts of wanton destruction in its Gaza offensive, an independent human rights report says.

Israel rejects total settlement freeze

2 July, 2009

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel will not impose a complete halt on settlement construction on occupied Palestinian land as demanded by the United States, a senior official said.