2014 Yarkand violence

Episode of violence in Xinjiang, China October 2022 2014 Yarkand violence the Xinjiang conflict Yarkand County, Xinjiang, China 38.3909 N 77.2232 E dms type:adm3rd_region:CN-65_source:Gaode it 28 July 2014 96 13 Civilians, police Violence erupted on 28 July 2014 in Yarkand County (officially spelled Yarkant) of Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, and lasted for several days, as Chinese police quelled the local unrest. The official death toll listed 96 fatalities: 59 alleged attackers and 37 bystanders (35 Han and 2 Uyghurs). The World Uyghur Congress claimed 2,000 people died, while the Hong Kong–based Apple Daily gave an estimate of 3,000 to 5,000 dead, citing unnamed sources. The incident On 2 August 2014, Chinese authorities reported that on 28 July 2014, in Yarkand County, there was an "organized, premeditated, well-planned, and vicious... terrorist incident, organized by a gang with ties to an overseas movement (i.e. the East Turkestan Islamic Movement or ETIM, officially known as the Turkistan Islamic Party or TIP) which attacked local police stations and government offices".11 August 2014 一名维吾尔人因提到新疆屠杀被逮捕 zh Uyghur arrested for mentioning massacre in Xinjiang Radio France Internationale https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20140811-%E4%B8%80%E5%90%8D%E7%BB%B4%E5%90%BE%E5%B0%94%E4%BA%BA%E5%9B%A0%E6%8F%90%E5%88%B0%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E5%B1%A0%E6%9D%80%E8%A2%AB%E9%80%AE%E6%8D%95 12 February 2023 28 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110137/https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20140811-%E4%B8%80%E5%90%8D%E7%BB%B4%E5%90%BE%E5%B0%94%E4%BA%BA%E5%9B%A0%E6%8F%90%E5%88%B0%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E5%B1%A0%E6%9D%80%E8%A2%AB%E9%80%AE%E6%8D%95 live 3 August 2014 新疆莎车暴恐案致37名民众遇害 59名暴徒被击毙 zh 37 people killed, 59 thugs shot dead Sina新聞中心 Tianshannet http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-08-03/011330620605.shtml 27 May 2021 28 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210527180903/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-08-03/011330620605.shtml live 29 April 2015 法新社：2014年莎车暴力事件死伤人数或远超官方数据 zh Agence France-Presse: Death toll in Yarkand violence in 2014 may far exceed official figures Deutsche Welle 法新社 https://www.dw.com/zh/%E6%B3%95%E6%96%B0%E7%A4%BE2014%E5%B9%B4%E8%8E%8E%E8%BD%A6%E6%9A%B4%E5%8A%9B%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E6%AD%BB%E4%BC%A4%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B0%E6%88%96%E8%BF%9C%E8%B6%85%E5%AE%98%E6%96%B9%E6%95%B0%E6%8D%AE/a-18419809 28 September 2020 28 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200928095318/https://www.dw.com/zh/%E6%B3%95%E6%96%B0%E7%A4%BE2014%E5%B9%B4%E8%8E%8E%E8%BD%A6%E6%9A%B4%E5%8A%9B%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6%E6%AD%BB%E4%BC%A4%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%B0%E6%88%96%E8%BF%9C%E8%B6%85%E5%AE%98%E6%96%B9%E6%95%B0%E6%8D%AE/a-18419809 live Demick Barbara 8 August 2014 Deadly clash in China: An ambush by Uighurs or a government massacre? https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-muslims-20140808-story.html 15 September 2022 Los Angeles Times en-US 15 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220915051110/https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-muslims-20140808-story.html live Independent media as well as the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) based on interviews with several residents reported that the incident started with a protest march following an extrajudicial killing of a Uyghur family of five during house to house searches in Bashkent Township (also known as Beshkent or Huangdi), triggered by reports of illegal prayer gatherings.29 July 2016 East Turkestan: Anniversary of Yarkand Massacre Marked by Uyghur Community amid Chinese Silence UNPO https://unpo.org/article/19342 18 August 2021 28 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20210818191439/https://unpo.org/article/19342 live 28 July 2020 PRESS RELEASE: WUC MOURNS THE VICTIMS OF THE YARKAND MASSACRE ON THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY World Uyghur Congress https://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/press-release-wuc-mourns-the-victims-of-the-yarkand-massacre-on-the-6th-anniversary/ 13 September 2020 28 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200913221307/https://www.uyghurcongress.org/en/press-release-wuc-mourns-the-victims-of-the-yarkand-massacre-on-the-6th-anniversary/ live The protests were reported as peaceful at first, but escalated due to Chinese authorities' use of excessive force. Local residents said in an Agence France-Presse report that in the nearby Elishku Township (Elishqu Village) about 500 people, including some refugees from Bashkent Township, armed with knives, axes and other farming tools were marching through the streets on 28 July, when they were attacked by a group of military police armed with assault rifles. 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 went missing. Further fatalities occurred during house to house searches that followed over several days and were reported in four villages in the region (those villages included Erik, Hangdi, and Dongbag, or No. 14, 15 and 16 in the township), although the reports differ on whether most fatalities occurred on the first day or in subsequent days.'At Least 2,000 Uyghurs Killed' in Yarkand Violence: Exile Leader https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/yarkand-08052014150547.html 15 September 2022 Radio Free Asia en 18 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201118050950/http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/yarkand-08052014150547.html live The official casualty toll listed 96 dead, among them 59 alleged attackers and 37 bystanders (35 Han and 2 Uyghurs).37 civilians and 59 'terrorists' died in Xinjiang attack, China says https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1565431/37-civilians-59-terrorists-killed-earlier-china-attack-xinhua 9 January 2023 South China Morning Post Apple Daily reported that sources close to military intelligence claimed the violence in Yarkand County was a massacre in which between 3,000 and 5,000 people from four villages were killed, with no survivors.25 January 2018 【37人被捕】新疆莎車縣縣委常委、公安局長涉賄 [37 arrests] Member of the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee and Chief of Public Security of Shache County, Xinjiang, involved in bribery Apple Daily https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20180125/TORNWXTFL5FTXQI2IJI7GIWUSQ/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210621185320/https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20180125/TORNWXTFL5FTXQI2IJI7GIWUSQ/ 21 June 2021 The exiled president of the WUC claimed that more than 2,000 people died.Smith Finley Joanne 3 July 2021 Why Scholars and Activists Increasingly Fear a Uyghur Genocide in Xinjiang https://doi.org/10.1080/14623528.2020.1848109 Journal of Genocide Research 23 3 348–370 10.1080/14623528.2020.1848109 1462-3528 228884439 during what exiles have called the Yarkand Massacre of 2014, in which between 1000 and 3000 Uyghurs were allegedly killed by security forces subscription Aftermath Investigation into the events has been made difficult due to the Chinese government's denial of it and censorship of independent and social media. Foreign journalists who attempted to investigate this incident were denied access, and later reported being unable to find unintimidated locals willing to talk to them. Internet and mobile access in the region was severely restricted for an unspecified length of time after the incident. Activists in China who provided information about it to international organizations have been arrested and sentenced for revealing "state secrets".China Now Says Almost 100 Were Killed in Xinjiang Violence https://time.com/3078381/china-xinjiang-violence-shache-yarkand/ 15 September 2022 Time en 1 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220901053528/https://time.com/3078381/china-xinjiang-violence-shache-yarkand/ live Rare Visit To Town At Centre Of Massacre Claims https://news.sky.com/story/rare-visit-to-town-at-centre-of-massacre-claims-10391187 15 September 2022 Sky News en 15 September 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220915051132/https://news.sky.com/story/rare-visit-to-town-at-centre-of-massacre-claims-10391187 live Authorities officially blamed Nuramat Sawut as the ringleader of the attacks, accusing him of having close links to the TIP.Xinjiang Conflict 2014: July 28 Attacks Deadly To Almost 100 Newly Detailed By China https://www.ibtimes.com/xinjiang-conflict-2014-july-28-attacks-deadly-almost-100-newly-detailed-china-1647190 9 January 2023 International Business Times 9 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230109112259/https://www.ibtimes.com/xinjiang-conflict-2014-july-28-attacks-deadly-almost-100-newly-detailed-china-1647190 live In response to the violence, WUC representative Dilxat Raxit spoke out against the Chinese government's policies in Xinjiang, stating, "If Beijing does not change its policy of extreme repression, this could lead to even more clashes".Almost 100 killed during attacks in China's Xinjiang last week https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-attacks-xinjiang-idUSKBN0G301H20140803 9 January 2023 Reuters 22 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220422014929/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-attacks-xinjiang-idUSKBN0G301H20140803 live In 2016, the WUC called the incident "the deadliest episode [in the region] since the unrest in Urumqi in July 2009". In 2018, Apple Daily reported that several involved officials had been detained on accusations of bribery. See also 2014 China–Vietnam border shootout 2014 Kunming attack April 2014 Ürümqi attack Kizil massacre May 2014 Ürümqi attack Persecution of Uyghurs in China Xinjiang conflict Xinjiang internment camps References External links Category:July 2014 in China Category:July 2014 crimes in Asia Category:Massacres in 2014 Category:Massacres of protesters in China Category:Xinjiang conflict Category:2014 murders in China Category:Persecution of Uyghurs Category:Massacres of Muslims in the 2010s Category:Anti-Islam sentiment in China Category:Religious persecution by communists Category:21st-century mass murders in China Category:Police brutality in China Category:Police brutality in the 2010s Category:Crime in Xinjiang Category:21st century in Xinjiang Category:Violence against Muslims in Asia