JAPAN UIGHUR CHINA KADEER

Uighur protest in Tokyo, Japan

epa01810035 A Japanese activist in a Ninja constume supporting Uighur stands in front of the Japan National Press Clunb where Rebiya Kadeer held a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, 29 July 2009. The placard (L) reads 'Chinese government must stop carting off young Uighurs, forced labor, and its ethnic cleansing policy'. Uighur activist and the president of the World Uighur Congress Rebiya Kadeer held a press conference at the Japan National Press Club on 29 July 2009. Sixty two-year-old Kadeer is on 3-day visit to Japan to speak about current conditions of Uighurs and seek the support from Japanese people. Kadeer has been accused by China of masterminding a deadly ethnic unrest which left nealy 200 people dead in Xinjiang province of China. According to China's Xinhua News Agency, China's ambassador to Japan Cui Tinkai protested against Japanese government saying that Kadeer's visit to Japan may cause problems for China-Japan relations. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA < 실시간 뉴스가 당신의 손안으로..연합뉴스폰 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >