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China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs places sanctions against the chair and vice-chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and Canadian MP Michael Chong. Beijing’s sanctions followed those imposed by the United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada earlier this week for what they say are violations of the rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
2021-03-27

Over a thousand protestors march in the financial district of Hong Kong to show solidarity with Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. A dozen police officers clash with the crowd to disperse them.
2019-12-22

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

A police checkpoint on the outskirts of Kashgar in Xinjiang is attacked by ethnic Uighurs, with at least 18 killed according to US-based Radio Free Asia.
2015-06-24

Chinese police kill six attacking militants wearing explosive devices in Xinjiang.
2015-01-12

Authorities in China's Xinjiang region sentence nine people for up to 14 years for terrorism offences.
2014-06-26

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

The People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold an antiterrorism drill in Xinjiang.
2011-05-6

Two workers are missing and more than thirty workers are trapped in an oil rig in the Shengli oil field off Dongying in China's Shandong province.
2010-09-8

Google claims that its Chinese Internet search and mobile search is blocked.
2010-07-29