Appeal by a Uyghur writer

Uyghur PEN Centre asks foreign news media to help in Xinjiang 无国界记者传达维吾尔笔会的呼吁 Reporters Without Borders condemns the control of news and information in the western region of Xinjiang. The Chinese government confirmed today that Internet access has been cut in the region's capital, Urumqi, to “prevent the violence spreading.” International phone communications have also been cut since 5 July. The People's Daily official newspaper reported that the city authorities and the Communist Party municipal (...)

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