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China's government charged that Rebiya Kadeer, a millionaire-turned-dissident based in Washington, masterminded the riots that began Sunday in the city of Urumqi and have left at least 156 dead in one of the most violent demonstrations in decades on Chinese soil.
Mrs. Kadeer has worked since being released from a Chinese jail in 2005 to lift the profile of her ethnic group, the Uighurs, who populates the Xinjiang region of northwestern China.
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Jul 6th, 2009 - Washington Post
An exiled Uighur leader accused by China of inciting ethnic violence says the Chinese government is responsible for the rising tensions. Rebiya Kadeer spoke to Uighur protesters at a rally in downtown Washington on Tuesday...
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Jul 6th, 2009 - MSNBC
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Jul 6th, 2009 - VOA News
Chinese officials say 129 people have died in rioting in western China's Xinjiang region. State-run Xinhua news agency says Sunday's fighting left at least 800 injured in the provincial capital Urumqi.
China blames exiles for Uighur riot
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China's government has blamed Uighur exiles for inciting a deadly riot in the country's western Xinjiang region. At least three people were reportedly killed in the city of Urumqi on Sunday...
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