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CGTN’s documentary “Darkness Over Urumqi” reveals that the 2009 Urumqi riots were a coordinated attack, not a spontaneous outburst, through newly released surveillance footage and survivor stories.
Uygur doctor Ablet Eziz shares his harrowing experiences from the July 5th Riots in Xinjiang, where 197 people were killed and over 1,700 wounded, as explored in CGTN’s documentary ‘Darkness Over Urumqi’.
Through a 5-cm door gap, journalist Chen Limin captured the brutal events of the July 5th Riots in 2009. CGTN’s documentary “Darkness Over Urumqi” explores survivors’ stories, revealing the human impact of that tragic day.