6 sentenced to death over Xinjiang riot

Six men who were convicted of murder and other crimes in the July 5 riot in Xinjiang were sentenced Monday to death after a first-instance trial, and another man was jailed for life.

Xinjiang launches anti-crime campaign

Police in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, has stepped up crackdown on criminal activities to safeguard stability and public security.

4 sentenced over syringe attacks in Urumqi

Four people were given hefty sentences ranging from 8 to 15 years in prison Thursday for stabbing a pedestrian with a syringe in Urumqi, which triggered public scare and caused protests in this capital of Xinjiang.

• 75 detained for Xinjiang syringe attacks
• Public info points police to Urumqi riot suspects
• Tests find no infections in Xinjiang syringe attack victims
• Syringe suspects seized in Xinjiang
• Syringe attacks shadow Xinjiang tourism
• Xinjiang bans classified topography map trading
• Residents asking for timely court hearings over syringe attacks
• Urumqi syringe attacks 'violent, terrorist' crime: official

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