2009 February 6,Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang’s Internet Cafes”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl.,Radio Free Asia[1], archived fromthe original on23 April 2009[2]:
Internet cafes in Aksu prefecture'sShayar 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.
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 inShayar county, Aqsu district.
2010 [2003 December 15], J. Todd Reed, Diana Raschke, quotingXinhua News Agency, “First Batch of "Eastern Turkistan" Terrorist Groups Individuals Identified”, inThe ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat (PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents, and Armed Groups)[5],Praeger,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC,page152:
In August 1991, Atahan Abuduhani smuggled 7 handguns and 180 bullets into China. With the arms, his accomplices robbed a security van belonging to theShayar County branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in Xinjiang on November 13 that year, causing heavy life and property losses.
2014 May 10, William Wan, “China’s relations with Muslim Uighurs worsen as tensions rise after attacks”, inThe Washington Post[6], archived fromthe original on11 May 2014, Asia & Pacific[7]:
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’sShayar County listed at least 36 types of useful information and offered rewards of between $8 and $8,000.
