Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Concern about harsh crackdown following Xinjiang rioting

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Reporters Without Borders is very worried by yesterday's arrest in Beijing of Ilham Tohti, editor of the Uyghur Online blog (www.uighurbiz.cn) and economics professor at Beijing's Central Nationalities University, who had been relaying information about the rioting in Urumqi, the capital of the far-western province Xinjiang, since 26 June. “The crackdown is not limited to Xinjiang,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The authorities have arrested an independent writer who was just posting reports (...)

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