The protests were sparked by a deadly apartment fire in the western city of Urumqi in November 2022. Many believed pandemic lockdown measures had hampered rescue efforts, despite official denials.

The protests were sparked by the outrage over a deadly apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, in November 2022. The incident reportedly led to deaths that many blamed on Covid lockdown measures that ...

On July 5 thousands of Uygurs—the numbers reported varied widely—took to Urumqi's streets to protest the treatment of the Uygur workers. The authorities were caught off guard. I spoke to a ...

China strongly rejects such claims. The Urumqi protests followed a fire in a high-rise building there that killed 10 on Thursday night. Authorities have said the building's residents had been able ...

In Shanghai, a crowd that started gathering late on Saturday to hold a candlelight vigil for the Urumqi victims held ... seen chiding the crowd for their protest. “One day you’ll pay for ...

In Hong Kong, where mass pro-democracy protests erupted in 2019, dozens gathered at the Chinese University to mourn the victims of the Urumqi fire, an AFP journalist said. “Don’t look away.

The first one was earlier this month. There’s three journalists they were covering the riot protests in Urumqi and they were handcuffed, tied up, beaten by Urumqi police and they were also ...

Officials in Beijing, however, soon deemed the gatherings a threat. In August 1995, key organizers were arrested, prompting protests in Ghulja. Authorities responded by banning Meshrep and cracking ...

Ten people reportedly died in an apartment block fire in Urumqi in November 2022 ... The fire sparked large-scale protests against China's "zero COVID" policy in various parts of the country ...

Kamile’s sentencing might be related to a video that she posted on WeChat in November 2022 about the protests that took place across China to commemorate the victims of a fire in Urumqi. Soon after, ...