Sources: The Hindu
Ten people are killed and nine others injured in a fire at an apartment block in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. 2022-11-25
Temperatures in Chongqing, China, reach 45 C during a historic drought. It is the highest temperature ever recorded in China outside of Xinjiang. 2022-08-19
The United States Senate unanimously votes to pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill that would ban products from Xinjiang in China, unless they are certified as not from the Xinjiang internment camps. 2021-07-14
The European Union imposes sanctions against several officials in China for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. These sanctions are Europe's first since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. 2021-03-22
Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist serving a life sentence for his criticisms of China’s policies in Xinjiang, is awarded this year’s Sakharov Prize. 2019-12-18
The People's Republic of China jails 113 people in Xinjiang autonomous region for terrorism and other offences. 2014-06-30
The People's Republic of China claims to have arrested 29 people following recent terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang region. 2014-06-5
The People's Republic of China arrests 139 people in Xinjiang for allegedly calling for jihad. 2013-10-9
Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in 21 people killed, including 15 police and social workers. Of the 15 government casualties, 10 members are ethnic Uighur, 3 are Han Chinese, and 2 are ethnic Mongolian. 2013-04-23
Seven kidnappers are killed and two hostages rescued in a police raid in China's Xinjiang Province, according to state media. One police officer was also reportedly killed. 2011-12-29