Uighur women grieve for their men who they claim were taken away by the Chinese authorities after Sunday's protest in Urumqi.
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Uighur women take to the streets in search of their men
Published: 7 July 2009 17:06
Chinese authorities allow western journalists to cover the riots in Urumqi - under strict supervision.
By Bettine Vriesekoop in Urumqi
Nalida, dressed in a black-and-white burqa, brought her hands to her face as she cried: "The police killed my husband. Hundreds of policemen entered our houses. They hit us with sticks and pipes and took our husbands and sons."
She clenched her fists and screamed as she and hundreds of wailing Uighur women on Tuesday marched through the capital of the western Chinese province Xinjiang, which was the scene of violent clashes between Uighurs and police on Sunday afternoon.
"This is war now. We have been silent too long. The Chinese do not respect our way of life and our religion," said Guli, a woman clad in a green burqa. "Our men, we don't know where they are. They even loaded naked children into trucks."
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