Rebiya Kadeer, head of the separatist World Uygur Congress, displays a picture which she describes as "Chinese police crack down peaceful demonstrators in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region" when interviewed by Qatar's Al-Jazeera Television. [Agencies]

Local residents confront armed policemen in the street outside Yonglong Hotel of Shishou City, Central China's Hubei Province, June 21, 2009. The death of a chef called Tu Yuangao sparked three days of civil unrest in Shishou city. Tu died after falling from a high building and the government said he committed suicide after investigation. [nfdaily.cn]