39 convicted of spreading religious extremism in Xinjiang
Thirty-nine people in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been found guilty of spreading online terrorism videos and other crimes, the region's high court said. The criminals were also convicted of organizing, leading and participating in terrorist organizations, inciting ethnic hatred, ethnic discrimination, and illegally making guns, the court said. The convicts, who were charged in 16 cases, were tried in six prefectures of the autonomous region. |