China: Authorities Grow Bolder In Uighur Crackdown

China: Authorities Grow Bolder In Uighur Crackdown   Two years on from riots and mass arrests in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Amnesty International has warned that the Chinese authorities continue to silence those speaking out on abuses during and after the unrest.   Hundreds of people were detained and prosecuted following the riots, with several dozen sentenced to death or executed and hundreds detained, with many of these sentenced to long prison terms.   Managers of well...

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