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China Executes 9 Over Uighur Riots

Executed were convicted of murder during Xinjiang province unrest

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 9, 2009 1:59 PM CST

(Newser) – Nine people convicted of murder and arson during July riots in China’s Xinjiang province were executed today. Chinese news services did not identify the executed, but previous statements suggest that they are Uighurs. The riots in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, left 197 people dead as Uighurs clashed with Han Chinese. Uighur activists slammed the executions as token measures to appease the Han community’s desire for revenge, the BBC reports.

In this July 13, 2009 file photo, Paramilitary police officers patrol as Uighur men walk by in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province.
In this July 13, 2009 file photo, Paramilitary police officers patrol as Uighur men walk by in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province.   (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
A Chinese policeman patrols in front of the Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
A Chinese policeman patrols in front of the Intermediate People's Court in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.   (AP Photo)
In this photo taken Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, a list of suspects wanted in relation to the July deadly riots is posted on the streets of Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang province.
In this photo taken Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, a list of suspects wanted in relation to the July deadly riots is posted on the streets of Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang province.   (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
In this file photo taken Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China.
In this file photo taken Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Uighur women grab a police officer as they protest in front of journalists visiting the area in Urumqi, China.   (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
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COMMENTS
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Face-Of-RNC
Nov 10, 2009 6:38 AM CST
And according to you, every American not certified by Limbaugh's right-wing-nut testing corporation belongs in a oven.
zackmasson
Nov 10, 2009 5:57 AM CST
ekk china scares me. So easy to get to death row.
USAHomeofthebrave
Nov 9, 2009 9:21 AM CST
This is the country where according to divetrader & non-thinker, women are better off in China than in America.

 
China • riots • ethnic conflict • ethnic violence • ethnic tensions • Han Chinese • Xinjiang • Uighurs • Chinese Muslims • Urumqi

 
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