2013 April 12, Rukiye Turdush, Joshua Lipes, “Three Uyghurs Held for Resisting Land Takeover”, in Rukiye Turdush, transl., Radio Free Asia[1], archived from the original on September 8, 2015[2]:
Farmer Mettohti Imin, his teenage son Abdusalam Mettohti, and a family friend were taken into custody in late March after confronting “more than 100 police officers” who had come to seize land communally owned by Aktash village in Xinjiang’s Laskuy township[sic – meaning town], a resident told RFA’s Uyghur Service.
2013 April 16, Rukiye Turdush, Joshua Lipes, “‘Negligent’ Firemen Blamed in Uyghur Apartment Inferno”, in Rukiye Turdush, transl., Radio Free Asia[3], archived from the original on April 08, 2015[4]:
She said that the distance between the fire department in Laskuy township and Gulluk district usually takes only 15 minutes by car.[…] “They are based in Laskuy township—less than ten kilometers (six miles) from us,” the man said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “We don’t know [why they came so late]. They wouldn’t explain the reason.”
2015 May 4, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Chinese Authorities Order Muslim Uyghur Shop Owners to Stock Alcohol, Cigarettes”, in Mamatjan Juma, transl., Radio Free Asia[5], archived from the original on 18 May 2015[6]:
Last week, authorities in Laskuy township, in Hotan (in Chinese, Hetian) prefecture’s Hotan county, issued an announcement in the town seat of Aktash village that “all restaurants and supermarkets in our village should place five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes in their shops before [May 1, 2015].”
2015 June 23, Ryan Kilpatrick, “Uyghur exiles blast pre-Ramadan ‘beer competition’ held by Communist Youth League”, in Hong Kong Free Press[7], archived from the original on July 3, 2015[8]:
Earlier this year, authorities in the township[sic – meaning town] of Laskuy, Hotan County[sic – meaning City], issued an announcement in the town seat of Aktash Village that “all restaurants and supermarkets in our village should place five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes in their shops” and create “eye-catching displays” to promote the forbidden products. “[A]nybody who neglects this notice and fails to act” the notice warned, “will see their shops sealed off, their business suspended, and legal action pursued against them.”
In April 2015, authorities in Aktash village, Laskuy township, Hotan county, Hotan prefecture, XUAR, ordered local shopkeepers to sell alcohol and cigarettes — the use of which many local Muslims considered a "sin" and "self-destructive," respectively¹¹⁷- as well as to display the alcohol and cigarettes prominently.¹¹⁸
