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Yao ethnic minority Chinese carry sculptures by Chinese sculptor ...

(AP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:11:57 GMT

(AP) - Yao ethnic minority Chinese carry sculptures by Chinese sculptor Xu Hongfei during a mobile exhibition from Guangzhou to Liannan in Liannan in China, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo)

Ahmad Tourson, one of six Chinese Muslim Uighurs released from ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:02:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - Ahmad Tourson, one of six Chinese Muslim Uighurs released from Guantanamo Bay to Palau, is seen walks along the beach in Palau. China may have pressured Australia to refuse to take six Uighur men released from Guantanamo and sent to the Pacific island nation of Palau, according to President Johnson Toribiong.(AFP/File/Bernadette Carreon)

Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan talking to the ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:01:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan talking to the media at his residence in Islamabad in February, 2009. Pakistan on Friday angrily rejected a US newspaper report that China provided the nuclear-armed Muslim state with weapons grade uranium for two bombs in 1982.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)

Map locating China's Xinjiang region. China has defended ...

(AFP Graphic) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:16 GMT

(AFP Graphic) - Map locating China's Xinjiang region. China has defended its handling of the executions of nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region in July, saying the cases were dealt with "according to law".(AFP Graphic)

Armed Chinese security forces seen on patrol in Urumqi in northwest ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:18:16 GMT

(AFP/File) - Armed Chinese security forces seen on patrol in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang province. China has defended its handling of the executions of nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region in July, saying the cases were dealt with "according to law".(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

VIDEO: Armed Han Chinese take to streets after ethnic violence. ...

(AFPTV) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:33:53 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Armed Han Chinese take to streets after ethnic violence. Originally filed: 070709. Duration: 00:45(AFPTV)

Fact file on China's Xinjiang region where ethnic unrest ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:32 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Fact file on China's Xinjiang region where ethnic unrest claimed the lives of 197 people in July. Nine people have been executed over the deadly riots, throwing the spotlight on human rights ahead of President Barack Obama's Beijing visit.(AFP/Graphic)

China state TV-provided television grab from October 15 shows ...

(AFP/CCTV/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:32 GMT

(AFP/CCTV/File) - China state TV-provided television grab from October 15 shows a defendant (orange top) accompanied by security officers during a trial over the July 2009 ethnic unrest in northwest China's Xinjiang region. The US has urged China to ensure fair trials after nine people were executed over ethnic riots in Xinjiang, throwing the spotlight on human rights ahead of President Barack Obama's Beijing visit(AFP/CCTV/File)

The front page of Chinese government English language newspaper, ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - The front page of Chinese government English language newspaper, China Daily with photos of suspects connected with unrest in Urumqi. The ethnic unrest, China's worst in decades, left 197 people dead and more than 1,600 injured, according to an official toll.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

Armed Chinese security forces seen on patrol in Urumqi in northwest ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:22:56 GMT

(AFP/File) - Armed Chinese security forces seen on patrol in Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang province. The violence in the region's capital saw fierce clashes between members of the local Muslim Uighur community, who claim they are oppressed, and China's majority Han ethnic group.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

Map locating China's Xinjiang region where Chinese authorities ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:55:59 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Map locating China's Xinjiang region where Chinese authorities have said nine people were executed over ethnic unrest in the region in July that left at least 197 people dead.(AFP/Graphic)

China has executed nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:26:09 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - China has executed nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, regional authorities have said in the first executions since the violence in July.(AFP/Graphic)

This October 2009 television grab from taken from the Central ...

(AFP/CCTV/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:18:26 GMT

(AFP/CCTV/File) - This October 2009 television grab from taken from the Central Television of China (CCTV) channel news shows a line up of defendants (orange tops) next to security officers during a trial over the July, 2009 ethnic unrest at the Urumqi court. The United States urged China Monday to ensure transparent and fair trials after Beijing said it executed 9 people over ethnically charged violence in Urumqi.(AFP/CCTV/File)

Chinese troops train in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese troops train in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, in September 2009. China said Monday it had put to death nine people involved in deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, the first executions since the violence erupted in July.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

An ethnic Uighur sits in a deserted street in Urumqi, in the ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:06 GMT

(AFP/File) - An ethnic Uighur sits in a deserted street in Urumqi, in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, in September 2009. China said Monday it had put to death nine people involved in deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, the first executions since the violence erupted in July.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)

This television grab from taken from Central Television of China ...

(AFP/CCTV/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:06 GMT

(AFP/CCTV/File) - This television grab from taken from Central Television of China (CCTV) news on October 15 shows defendants at a trial over the ethnic unrest in China's northwest Xinjiang region. China has executed 9 people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, regional authorities have said in the first executions since the violence in July.(AFP/CCTV/File)

A frame grab taken from footage shot on October 14, 2009, shows ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:01:36 GMT

(Reuters) - A frame grab taken from footage shot on October 14, 2009, shows defendants, involved in ethnic riots in far western Xinjiang region in July, during their trial in Urumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. REUTERS/CCTV via Reuters TV/Files

Uighur Muslim men sit at their carpet shop in the town of Kashgar, ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:46:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - Uighur Muslim men sit at their carpet shop in the town of Kashgar, Xinjiang Province. China says it has put to death nine people over deadly ethnic unrest in its far-western Xinjiang region, the first executions since the rioting in July.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

A frame grab taken from footage shot on October 14, 2009, shows ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:22:07 GMT

FILE - In this file photo taken Tuesday, July 7, 2009, Uighur ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:50:05 GMT

(AP) - FILE - 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. Nine Uighurs have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, the official China News Service reported Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here with Egyptian President ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:13 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, seen here with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:37:13 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao -- pictured giving a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo -- has sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority.(AFP/Khaled Desouki)

Former Guantanamo Bay detainees, from left, Dawut Abdurehim, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:31:42 GMT

(AP) - Former Guantanamo Bay detainees, from left, Dawut Abdurehim, Ali Mohammed, Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman and Ahmad Tourson board a boat to leave for an afternoon picnic on Bablomekang, in the Rock Islands of Palau Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Six Chinese Muslim men are relieved and thankful to be out of the U.S. prison and beginning new lives in Palau. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kaminsky)

Former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Ahmad Tourson, left, Dawut ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:27:36 GMT

(AP) - Former Guantanamo Bay detainees, Ahmad Tourson, left, Dawut Abdurehim, second right, and Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman, right, share a chuckle with interpreter Ala Mamtimin, second left, and attorney Michael Sternhell, center, as they grill beef skewers on the beach on Bablomekang, in the Rock Islands of Palau, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Six Chinese Muslim men are relieved and thankful to be out of the U.S. prison and beginning new lives in Palau. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kaminsky)

Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman, left, ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:22:23 GMT

(AP) - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abdul Ghappar Abdul Rahman, left, wades for the first time in the Pacific Ocean, accompanied by Michael Sternhell, a lawyer for the former detainees, on Bablomekang, in the Rock Islands of Palau Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Six Chinese Muslim men are relieved and thankful to be out of the U.S. prison and beginning new lives in Palau. (AP Photo/Jonathan Kaminsky)

Chinese soldiers seen on patrol in Urumqi. Violence between ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:55:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese soldiers seen on patrol in Urumqi. Violence between mainly Muslim Uighurs and members of China's dominant Han ethnic group erupted in early July in the Xinjiang capital, leaving nearly 200 people dead, according to the official toll.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

File photo shows a member of the Chinese security forces armed ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:55:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows a member of the Chinese security forces armed with a bayonet-mounted rifle patrolling the streets of Urumqi. Police in China's restive Xinjiang region have launched a fresh manhunt aimed at capturing fugitives wanted in connection with deadly ethnic violence in July this year, state media said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

Chinese security forces gesture as they are photographed at ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:29:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Chinese security forces gesture as they are photographed at a checkpoint near the People's Square in the centre of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region in this September 6, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Nir Elias/Files

A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:52:40 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A group of detained men kneel during an early morning Islamic prayer at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay.The Obama administration said Monday it has taken a "major step" toward closing the Guantanamo Bay prison now that the Pacific island nation of Palau has resettled six Chinese Muslim Uighurs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)

US military-reviewed image shows an American guard passing along ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:11:31 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - US military-reviewed image shows an American guard passing along the exterior of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Six Chinese Muslim Uighur men have been released on the Pacific island nation of Palau having been cleared several years ago of being "enemy combatants".(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, June 13, 2009, Palau ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:15:30 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, June 13, 2009, Palau President Johnson Toribiong speaks during an interview at a beach in Ngerkebesang, Palau. Six Chinese Muslims newly released from Guantanamo Bay were wide awake and excited Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, as they traded life behind bars for rooms with ocean view in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, which agreed to a U.S. request to resettle them. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)

Myanmar soldiers parade during an armed forces event. The country's ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:57:23 GMT

(AFP/File) - Myanmar soldiers parade during an armed forces event. The country's junta has burnt more than 20 million dollars worth of drugs seized during a recent campaign against ethnic rebel forces in the remote northeast by the Chinese border, state media said Sunday.(AFP/File/Khin Maung Win)

This photo, taken in June, shows a guard handing over a cart ...

(AFP/Pool/File) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:19 GMT

(AFP/Pool/File) - This photo, taken in June, shows a guard handing over a cart stacked with meals to a Chinese Uighur detainee of the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)

This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 ...

(AFP/POOL/File) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:21:19 GMT

(AFP/POOL/File) - This photo reviewed by the US military and taken in June 2009 shows Chinese Uighur Guantanamo detainees trying to talk to visiting members of the media at the Camp Iguana detention facility at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. Six Chinese Muslim Uighurs who had been held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau Sunday to be resettled there, lawyers said.(AFP/POOL/File/Brennan Linsley)

A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in this ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:47:05 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in this August 5, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Deborah Gembara/Files

Chinese paramilitary police prepare for tight security in Urumqi, ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:03:23 GMT

(AFP/File) - Chinese paramilitary police prepare for tight security in Urumqi, in northwest China's Xinjiang region in September 2009. China sentenced 19 people in restive Xinjiang to jail terms of three years to life for state security crimes, some in connection with deadly ethnic unrest in July, a US-based activist group said.(AFP/File)

John Lewis, the producer of the film "The 10 Conditions ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:50:53 GMT

(Reuters) - John Lewis, the producer of the film "The 10 Conditions of Love", featuring Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, gestures while talking during a news conference in Taipei October 27, 2009. International movie distributors have shunned a film on exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, whom China condemns as a separatist, because they fear Beijing's wrath, Lewis said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

A TV grab taken on March 15, 2008 from French television France ...

(AFP/France 24/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:24:29 GMT

(AFP/France 24/File) - A TV grab taken on March 15, 2008 from French television France 24 shows CCTV footage of the riot in Lhasa, Tibet. China has said that two Tibetans had been executed for their role in deadly ethnic unrest that rocked the Himalayan region last year, the first known use of capital punishment over the violence.(AFP/France 24/File)

A TV grab taken on March 15, 2008 from French television France ...

(AFP/France 24/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:24:29 GMT

(AFP/France 24/File) - A TV grab taken on March 15, 2008 from French television France 24 shows CCTV footage of a building on fire during riots in Lhasa, Tibet. China has said that two Tibetans had been executed for their role in deadly ethnic unrest that rocked the Himalayan region last year, the first known use of capital punishment over the violence.(AFP/France 24/File)

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress, gestures ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:49:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress, gestures during a news conference over the situation of the Uyghurs at the European Parliament in Brussels September 1, 2009. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet/Files

Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:13:45 GMT

(AP) - Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this painful ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:13:14 GMT

Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:10:42 GMT

Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:09:58 GMT