03.10.2005 - Source: Reporters Sans Frontières

2 websites based in Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region closed for allegedly hosting “separatist” content ("Two Inner Mongolian websites closed because of “separatist” content") [#37287],  [ID 4401]

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28.01.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Political activist Hada reportedly tortured at the prison where he is serving a 15-year sentence for "separatism" and "espionage"; he is considered to be a prisoner of conscience, imprisoned solely for the exercise of his right to freedom of expression ("People's Republic of China - UA 24/05") [#28623],  [ID 4402]

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13.09.2004 - Source: Forum 18

Xinjiang: Ethnic Mongolian Buddhists say they can generally practise their faith without serious government pressure, but contact with fellow Buddhists in nearby Mongolia is almost impossible ("Xinjiang: Mongolian minority isolated from fellow-Buddhists abroad") [#25502],  [ID 4403]

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13.07.2004 - Source: BBC News

8 people arrested by Chinese police in connection with trafficking dozens of babies in China's inner Mongolian region ("China halts baby trafficking ring") [#24022],  [ID 4404]

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10.2003 - Source: UK Home Office

Mongols ("Country Report - October 2003") [#49232],  [ID 4405]

"6.228. Mongols within China are primarily located in Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) Province, but also extend down through Xinjiang province (XUAR) on the extreme west to Yunnan province. They number approximately 2 million. [16g][16m]

6.229. Han have outnumbered Mongols in Inner Mongolia since the 1950s (8:1). Mongols suffered from violent persecution through the massive purges of the Cultural Revolution. During 1989, major protests occurred in Inner Mongolia as well as in other parts of China, leading to a number of arrests. [3a]

6.230. Affected by poor weather conditions that have swept across northern Asia in the years 2000 and 2001, the Mongols of both the Republic of Mongolia and of Nei Mongol province (Inner Mongolia) have been particularly hard hit as nomadic herders. [9cg] There is considerable crossing of the Mongolia / China border by herders: visas are not necessary for many Mongolian nationals to enter China. Chinese nationals do not require a visa if on official business, hold diplomatic or service passports, or travelling as part of an organised group on a group visa. [3bb]

6.231. Reports indicate that most separatist organisations agitating for Inner Mongolian independence have been heavily suppressed within Nei Mongol. There are reports from between 1994 and 1998 of arrests and suppression. [3bc][3bd] Buddhists in Huhhot, the regional capital, were under surveillance in 1993. [3bd] PRC has a bilateral arrangement with the Republic of Mongolia on returning PRC Inner Mongolian activists operating from the Republic. Inner Mongolians activists are now confined to groups such as the Inner Mongolian People's Party (IMPP) operating from Princeton, New Jersey, USA, with the IMPP chairman living in Germany. [3ba]"

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