Shayar

Proper noun

Shayar

1. Synonym of Xayar.
   • Internet cafes in Aksu prefecture's Shayar county are frequented by young men from the mostly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group. But the cafes are staffed by Chinese workers who mistreat their clientele, Uyghurs there said.2009 February 6, Shohret Hoshur, Joshua Lipes, “Ethnic Tensions in Xinjiang’s Internet Cafes”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2009
   • In March, Chinese media reported that procuratorate officials initiated prosecution against a young man identified only as “Ya,” after he allegedly “spread rumors” on the Internet about a clash that broke out in January at an Internet cafe in Shayar county, Aqsu district.2009 October 10, “Human Rights”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China Annual Report 2009, Congressional-Executive Commission on China, page 256

   Synonyms:

   Xayar