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Exiled Uighur leader accused of stirring unrest - 07 Jul 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Jul 7 09
Witnessed: 1876 times
Regions: Central Asia, China
Issues: Discrimination, Poverty, Violence
Tags: freedom of opinion and expression, Han, police brutality, Protests, Uighurs
The Chinese government has accused Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled Uighur leader, of calling for an uprising.
The 62-year-old grandmother and mother of 11 spent six years in prison in China before being deported in March 2005 to join her family in the US.
A former millionaire businesswoman, once among the wealthiest people in China, who calls herself the "daughter of the Uighur people", Kedeer currently heads the World Uighur Congress.
In an interview to Al Jazeera, Kedeer said she's not responsible for inciting the unrest.
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Comments
She is lying!
DeJustice on Jul 8 09
She is lying! She showed the picture that took placed in 21st June in Hubei province, which is a totally different incidence! Simply search the Chinese website and you can see where this picture comes from.
158 innocent people, including 39 innocent Han women were slaughtered on 5th of July! They do nothing wrong but just walking on the street casually on Sunday night. Be like a Man and fight with Man only! Coward!