Shayar

English

Proper noun

Shayar

  1. Synonym of Xayar.
    • 2009 February 6, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang’s Internet Cafes”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia‎[1], archived from the original on 23 April 2009‎[2]:
      Internet cafes in Aksu prefecture's Shayar county are frequented by young men from the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group. But the cafes are staffed by Chinese workers who mistreat their clientele, Uyghurs there said.
    • 2009 October 10, “Human Rights”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2009‎[3], Congressional-Executive Commission on China, page 256‎[4]:
      In March, Chinese media reported that procuratorate officials initiated prosecution against a young man identified only as “Ya,” after he allegedly “spread rumors” on the Internet about a clash that broke out in January at an Internet cafe in Shayar county, Aqsu district.
    • 2014 May 10, William Wan, “China’s relations with Muslim Uighurs worsen as tensions rise after attacks”, in The Washington Post‎[5], archived from the original on 11 May 2014, Asia & Pacific‎[6]:
      In southern Xinjiang’s Aksu prefecture, where most residents are Uighur, Chinese authorities are trying monetary rewards to persuade residents to inform on each other. A notice dated April 16 that was posted on the official Web site of Aksu’s Shayar County listed at least 36 types of useful information and offered rewards of between $8 and $8,000.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Shayar.
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