Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
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Hong Kong website reports Xinjiang activists detained at torch relay in Turkey'
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 4 April
[Report by Raymond Li And Associated Press in Istanbul: "Uygur Activists Detained During Torch Relay Ceremony in Turkey"; headline as provided by source]
Turkish police detained at least six Uygurs yesterday during a protest against Beijing at the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Istanbul.
The demonstrators were detained after they broke away from a larger group of protesters and shouted slogans just metres from Tugba Karademir, a Turkish figure skater and Olympic athlete who began the torch run past some of the city's biggest landmarks.
About 200 Uygurs converged ahead of the ceremony near Istanbul's Blue Mosque and the Haghia Sofia, a former church.
The Olympic flame is on a global tour before the Games in Beijing. The activists are protesting in response to reports of unrest by the Muslim Uygur minority in the Xinjiang region. Uygurs are ethnically related to Turks, and Turkey is home to a Uygur community.
"Turkey, stand by your brothers," read a banner at the Istanbul protest.
Like Tibetans, many Uygur Muslims, who mostly live in Xinjiang, want independence from Beijing. In an unusual alliance, overseas-based Uygur rights groups have joined with Tibetans in demonstrating against Beijing.
A Uygur exile group yesterday claimed mainland police had detained about 70 Uygurs in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar in what is believed to be part of security precautions before the torch passes through the volatile region in June. An official from the Kashgar prefecture security bureau denied claims of mass detentions.
The region has been on high alert since authorities said last month they had foiled a plot by a suspected Uygur terrorist who forced a Beijing-bound flight from Urumqi to make an unscheduled landing in Gansu province.
The authorities in Xinjiang also confirmed they had contained an attempt by Uygurs to launch an uprising at a crowded marketplace on March 23 in Hotan, a city bordering Tibet. They blamed extremists for the botched plot.
The Hotan government website said up to 100,000 people were in the market when the attempt was made. But police refused to reveal details.
India reportedly shortened the route of the torch relay through New Delhi amid fears of Tibetan-related unrest. The torch was to have been carried about 9km from the Red Fort to India Gate, but will now travel only 2km or 3km on Indian soil.
Meanwhile, Wang Wei, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (Bocog), has reiterated Beijing's pledge that China will broadcast the event to the world live and uncensored.
Source: South China Morning Post website, Hong Kong, in English 4 Apr 08
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Hong Kong website reports Xinjiang activists detained in Turkey
Hong Kong website reports Xinjiang activists detained at torch relay in Turkey'
Text of report by Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post website on 4 April
[Report by Raymond Li And Associated Press in Istanbul: "Uygur Activists Detained During Torch Relay Ceremony in Turkey"; headline as provided by source]
Turkish police detained at least six Uygurs yesterday during a protest against Beijing at the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Istanbul.
The demonstrators were detained after they broke away from a larger group of protesters and shouted slogans just metres from Tugba Karademir, a Turkish figure skater and Olympic athlete who began the torch run past some of the city's biggest landmarks.
About 200 Uygurs converged ahead of the ceremony near Istanbul's Blue Mosque and the Haghia Sofia, a former church.
The Olympic flame is on a global tour before the Games in Beijing. The activists are protesting in response to reports of unrest by the Muslim Uygur minority in the Xinjiang region. Uygurs are ethnically related to Turks, and Turkey is home to a Uygur community.
"Turkey, stand by your brothers," read a banner at the Istanbul protest.
Like Tibetans, many Uygur Muslims, who mostly live in Xinjiang, want independence from Beijing. In an unusual alliance, overseas-based Uygur rights groups have joined with Tibetans in demonstrating against Beijing.
A Uygur exile group yesterday claimed mainland police had detained about 70 Uygurs in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar in what is believed to be part of security precautions before the torch passes through the volatile region in June. An official from the Kashgar prefecture security bureau denied claims of mass detentions.
The region has been on high alert since authorities said last month they had foiled a plot by a suspected Uygur terrorist who forced a Beijing-bound flight from Urumqi to make an unscheduled landing in Gansu province.
The authorities in Xinjiang also confirmed they had contained an attempt by Uygurs to launch an uprising at a crowded marketplace on March 23 in Hotan, a city bordering Tibet. They blamed extremists for the botched plot.
The Hotan government website said up to 100,000 people were in the market when the attempt was made. But police refused to reveal details.
India reportedly shortened the route of the torch relay through New Delhi amid fears of Tibetan-related unrest. The torch was to have been carried about 9km from the Red Fort to India Gate, but will now travel only 2km or 3km on Indian soil.
Meanwhile, Wang Wei, executive vice-president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (Bocog), has reiterated Beijing's pledge that China will broadcast the event to the world live and uncensored.
Source: South China Morning Post website, Hong Kong, in English 4 Apr 08