Björn Alpermann

Chair of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Würzburg

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

Out now as open access:
Björn Alpermann, Le Xinjiang – la Chine et les Ouïghours. Würzburg: Würzburg University Press, 2022.
https://t.co/9ELgBR9uuU
#China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs

[amnestypress @amnestypress]

🎂On the 60th birthday of #Uyghur professor Rahile Dawut, we have gathered messages from her friends, colleagues and former students.

Rahile was forcibly disappeared in 2017 and is reportedly serving a life sentence in #China.

Today we remember the many lives she has touched.

[David Brophy @Dave_Brophy]

Zoom talk by Björn Alpermann next week on the bingtuan, urbanisation and demographic change in southern Xinjiang. https://t.co/T3b8btjY1L

[Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar]

The #CCP is set to reinvigorate one of its most controversial campaigns targeting #WesternRegions, home to many ethnic minorities 🧕 The blog post by @BjoernAlpermann explores what the consequences will be for these minorities: https://t.co/dBBgU15T9G 🌏

[Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar]

A testimony from Rakhima Senbay, a #Uyghur interpreter at ICBC #Khorgos, speaks about her experience in a #Chinese #detention center, which included #Indoctrination, #dehumanization, #PhysicalAbuse, and #ForcedAbortion.
Read Zarina Mukanova's blogpost ✍️ https://t.co/OfN97Wm3i2

[Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar]

A new blog post by @BjoernAlpermann presents original procurement documents describing the use of #facialrecognition cameras 📹👤 and #AI-driven software by #Chinese public #surveillance systems in #XUAR: https://t.co/NbCwVYECRY Any ❓ will be answered in the comments section!

[Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar]

Day 2 of the #RemoteXuar workshop: Five sessions, one roundtable discussion, and plenty of informal talks over ☕️ #Networking & fostering #connections are a vital part of all our events ✨
#RemoteResearch #methodology

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

@chinabksreview @orvilleschell It‘s an amazing read!

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

But completely sidelining and neglecting the largest ethnic group indigenous to the region raises this disinformation to a new level.

➡️ Likewise, the U.S. channel now also shows CICC “documentaries” on #Tibet like this one:
https://t.co/jPIGpWKF7l

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

Amazing: @USATODAY now features Chinese #propaganda on #Xinjiang

@Remote_Xuar #RemoteXUAR
https://t.co/bzkCe17kCQ

“Xinjiang: Gateway to China's future, where culture meets commerce”, released in May 2024, produced by CICC (#China Intercontinental Communications Center)

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

⬆️ These tropes (multiculturalism, multi-religiosity, ancient ties to China, development) have been shown to be standard for Chinese party-state propaganda in Xinjiang: https://t.co/NyZoG6lrqn

[Remote Xuar @Remote_Xuar]

Gaukhar Kurmanaliyeva has been protesting in front of the #ChineseConsulate in Almaty 🇰🇿 since 2021 to advocate for her relative, Asqar Azatbek, who was detained due to his alleged #DualCitizenship. Read her story in the new blog post: https://t.co/ydsoQf1Xec
#EthnicKazakhs

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

so Alpermann, der im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes „Remote Ethnography of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region“ @Remote_Xuar ebenfalls auf Hinweise für die digitale Identifikation von Uiguren gestoßen ist.

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

@China_Table exklusiv zu KI-Kameraüberwachung von #Uiguren in #China

#RemoteXUAR #Xinjiang #Uyghurs #HumanRights #surveillance

https://t.co/myFCGsMr9Q

[Björn Alpermann @BjoernAlpermann]

„Das widerlegt das Narrativ der chinesischen Regierung, dass nach einer harten Phase der Umerziehung die ‚Gefahr des Extremismus‘ inzwischen gebannt sei und Uiguren als normale Bürger Chinas ihre Freiheit genießen und der Verwirklichung ihrer Lebensträume nachgehen könnten“,