The New Yorker just published an essay I wrote. This is the first time I have written about my family story. Words can not express my gratitude, especially to @RohdeD
https://t.co/L920zMk7pL
Alongside the ongoing oppression of Muslim and indigenous groups in Xinjiang and Tibet, China has been investing heavily in the economy - building massive energy and transport infrastructure, factories and tourism. Part 2 of our Western China series:
https://t.co/eqWwkiRXbH
Beijing has also expanded labour programmes that move Uyghurs into factory work elsewhere in China — schemes UN experts have said may amount to forced labour - with 3 million people transferred last year.
How China is dismantling Uyghur society
FT analysis suggests that the Chinese state’s campaign of oppression against Uyghurs and their culture and identity has entered a new phase.
Read the full visual investigation here: https://t.co/dEmxEoxxk9
NEW: Xinjiang has the highest detention capacity in the world, according to FT analysis - enough space for almost 1 in 40 people in the region - more than five years after the Chinese govt announced the camps had closed.
Prominent Uyghur scholar Rahile Dawut celebrates her 60th birthday behind bars, where she is serving a blatant life sentence. The Chinese government should free Rahile and all innocent Uyghurs & end its crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. #FreeRahileDawut https://t.co/lrzRZ3nClP
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The Telegraph can reveal a secret Chinese surveillance platform used to track foreigners, journalists and individuals deemed “of interest” to the state
@sophia_yan explains how the platform's records label her as "trackable" ⤵️
https://t.co/TzrG4Jh1DM