Yarkand Massacre
The Yarkand Massacre[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][better source needed] was an episode of violence that took place on July 28, 2014 in Yarkant County, Kashgar Prefecture, of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), China. Chinese authorities reported on August 2, 2014 that 37 people were killed and 59 thugs were killed in the July 28 violence in Yarkant County, Xinjiang[8]. The Apple Daily reported that sources close to military intelligence said that the violence in Yarkant County, Xinjiang was a massacre[9] in which between 3,000 and 5,000 people from four villages were slaughtered. It is said that this practice of massacring all men, women, children and the elderly was done so that no one would be left alive. Dilxat Raxit, the spokesman of the World Uyghur Congress, said in an interview that the Uyghur protests in Yarkant County were suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party's armed forces, who were the first to open fire, which further intensified the conflict, prompting more Uyghurs to attack all government departments and judicial and public security agencies.
The incident
Local residents said in an Agence France Presse report that about 500 people armed with knives, axes and other farming tools were paraded through the streets on July 28, when they were attacked by a group of military police armed with assault rifles.[10] Mahmouti, a local resident, heard the police yell "back off" to the crowd, followed by continuous gunfire, and then intermittent gunfire for about an hour. Yusup, another local farmer, said that none of the people who had gone to the demonstration had returned, and he estimated that about 1,000 people were missing.[10]
References
- ↑ "East Turkestan: Anniversary of Yarkand Massacre Marked by Uyghur Community amid Chinese Silence". UNPO. 2019-07-29.
- ↑ "一名维吾尔人因提到新疆屠杀被逮捕". RFI. 2014-08-11.
- ↑ "PRESS RELEASE: WUC MOURNS THE VICTIMS OF THE YARKAND MASSACRE ON THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY". World Uyghur Congress. 2020-07-28.
- ↑ "YARKAND MASSACRE: ANOTHER PAINFUL MEMORY OF UIGHUR PEOPLE". UHRP. 2019-07-29.
- ↑ "WUC Commemorates 1st Anniversary of Yarkand Massacre and Urges the International Community to Repond". Turkistantimes. 2015-07-28.
- ↑ "China Holds Uyghur Netizen Over Yarkand Massacre Claims/ENG". TibetPress. 2014-08-11.
- ↑ "網曝莎車大屠殺真相 傳四個村3到5千人被殺". New Tang Dynasty Television. 2014-09-04.
- ↑ "新疆莎车暴恐案致37名民众遇害 59名暴徒被击毙". Sina新聞中心. 天山网. 2014-08-03.
- ↑ "【37人被捕】新疆莎車縣縣委常委、公安局長涉賄". 蘋果日報 Apple Daily. 2018-01-25.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 法新社：2014年莎车暴力事件死伤人数或远超官方数据. Deutsche Welle. 法新社. 2015-04-29.
See also
Category:2014 in China Category:July 2014 events Category:Massacres in the 2010s Category:Massacres in China Category:History of Xinjiang Category:Mass murder in 2014 Category:2014 crimes in China Category:2014 murders in Asia Category:2010s murders in China
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