A deadly fire last week in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang region, was the catalyst for public anger, with many blaming Covid-19 lockdowns for hampering rescue efforts.

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With his father disappeared, he cannot return to China for the funeral Protesters gather at a vigil in honour of the victims of a fire in a Uyghur-majority neighbourhood of Urumqi, western China ...

A fatal apartment fire in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last November forced the Chinese government to ease anti-coronavirus rules after the tragedy triggered protests against its strict "zero ...

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Kamile’s sentencing might be related to a video that she posted on WeChat in November 2022 about the protests that took place across China to commemorate the victims of a fire in Urumqi. Soon after, ...

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Outlet with an impressive opening ceremony led by Liu Yiyong, the party secretary of the Urumqi Sports Bureau. With 20 teams participating from various local units and streets, the league is set to ...

The latest wave of anger was triggered by an apartment fire that killed 10 people on Thursday in Urumqi, a far western city where some people had been locked down for as long as 100 days ...