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Two killed, many injured in Xinjiang explosions
Multiple explosions in a county in China’s western region of Xinjiang have killed at least two people and injured many others, regional authorities...
China bans beards, veils from Xinjiang city’s buses in security bid
A Chinese city has banned people with head scarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses, as officials battle unrest with a policy that critics said...
37 civilians, 59 ‘terrorists’ killed in earlier China attack
Chinese state media said Sunday that 37 civilians and 59 “terrorists” had been killed in an attack earlier in the week in Xinjiang, home to...
Chinese police shoot dead dozens after attack in Xinjiang
Chinese police shot dead dozens of knife-wielding attackers on Monday morning after they staged assaults on two towns in the western region of Xinjiang,...
China bans Muslims in Xinjiang from observing Ramadan
The Chinese government has banned Muslims in the Xinjiang region from celebrating Ramadan, the month of fasting.
China jails 113 in ethnic Xinjiang region
Chinese courts in the far west, ethnic region of Xinjiang have imprisoned 113 people for terrorism or other charges, according to a government-run news...
Rising tension in Xinjiang as Uyghur unrest escalates
There is growing unrest in the sprawling region of Xinjiang, where the native Muslim Uyghur people are seeking more autonomy from Beijing.
Chinese police shoot dead 13 attackers in Xinjiang
Police shot dead 13 attackers in China’s restive Xinjiang region after they rammed a car into a police station and detonated explosives, Xinhua news...
China executes 13 for Xinjiang attacks
China executed 13 people on Monday over terrorism and violent crimes in the far western region of Xinjiang, including three men accused in an attack that...
China sentences 81 on terrorism charges, nine of them to death
Chinese authorities sentenced 81 people on terror-related charges — nine of them to death — and made 29 new arrests in a huge crackdown in the far...
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