Tag: breaking news
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Haiti Earthquake – video and resources
We’re not tracking the Haiti earthquake ourselves, but here are a few links to those who are… – CitizenTube’s rolling playlist of Haiti videos on YouTube – The NYT’s list of those tracking the earthquake on Twitter – Reuters Alertnet’s live blog – Reuters’ own live updates – Washington Post’s live blog – Matisse mentions our friends at Global Voices Online…
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Xinjiang: Protests continue into third day
[Cross-posted from the WITNESS Hub Blog.] Xinhua is reporting that more than 150 people have died in the clashes in Urumqi since 5th July, and more than 1,000 have been injured. Riot police have been deployed to quell the protests, which began over the perceived mishandling by local authorities of a fight at a toy factory…
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China: Tensions flare in western province of Xinjiang
[Cross-posted from the WITNESS Hub Blog.] Several media have reported violent clashes in the city of Urumqi between Uyghurs and Han Chinese (see NYT, The Times, BBC) – and now BBC Chinese is reporting that Urumqi is today under curfew. Urumqi is in the historically Muslim region of Xinjiang, currently being referred to in the MSM as “restive”, and…
Sameer Padania 