As promised, we've put together a summary and analysis of the giant prisoners list that we finished importing a couple of months ago: https://t.co/qGph7jPH9o
Because the list is very detailed, so is the write-up, but summary of key points below for TLDR people. (1/19)
T1: Introducing our speakers for the seminar "Assessing the PRC's assimilation policies in Tibet" on March 12th:
Uzra Zeya – Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights; and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
@UnderSecStateJ was Senate-confirmed and sworn in as Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights on July 14, 2021. In this role, she leads global diplomatic efforts to strengthen democracy, advance universal human rights, support refugees and humanitarian relief, promote rule of law and counternarcotics cooperation, fight corruption and intolerance, prevent armed conflict, and eliminate human trafficking. On December 20, 2021, Secretary Blinken announced her designation to serve concurrently as the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, for which she leads U.S. efforts to support the human rights and meet the humanitarian needs of the Tibetan people and preserve their unique cultural, religious, and linguistic identity. Under Secretary Zeya brings to these roles over three decades of diplomatic and leadership acumen at the intersection of international peace, security, and human rights. From 2019 to 2021, she served as president and CEO of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a non-partisan global network of more than 130 organizations working in more than 180 countries to end conflict by peaceful means. During her 27-year Foreign Service career, Zeya served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires in Paris; acting assistant secretary and principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; chief of staff to the deputy secretary of state; political minister-counselor in New Delhi; and deputy executive secretary to Secretaries of State Rice and Clinton. She also served in Syria, Egypt, Oman, Jamaica, and in various policy roles at the Department of State. Zeya speaks Arabic, French and Spanish. Under Secretary Zeya co-authored a 2021 Council on Foreign Relations report on Revitalizing the State Department and American Diplomacy. She is a current commissioner of the Congressional-Executive Committee on China and an ex-officio member of the U.S. Institute of Peace Board of Directors. She has served on the Advisory Board for the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and several non-profit boards focused on women’s empowerment, peacebuilding, and digital freedom. She also served previously as a Practitioner in Residence at Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service program, where she taught coursework on U.S.-European relations. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and the recipient of several State Department Superior Honor and Senior Performance awards, the Presidential Rank Award, the French Legion d’Honneur, and the Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.
"The #Chinese govt. has the ability to manipulate #TikTok algorithm, surveil its users & conduct influence operations" @chairmang
"This bill is not a ban...it's a choice for ByteDance, & any other social media app controlled by a foreign adversary," @CongressmanRaja
"Wild Frontiers—which [...] was named in a report about international travel agencies operating in Xinjiang by [@UyghurProject]—said it was conducting a 'full investigation' of its tours."
@AKTravel_USA removes mention of the tours from its US website.
https://t.co/TkT0ShU7GH
“We strongly urge the passage of this bill into law to further Congress’s efforts to support #Uyghur human rights. Without it, Uyghurs will continue to be targeted by foreign adversary owned applications like TikTok,” says CFU ED @RushanAbbas. https://t.co/3JrAHjp2Jf
Rights lawyer #LuSiwei fled #China to join his family in d US but was detained in Laos & later deported at d PRC’s request.
@UN Member States should condemn his detention & repatriation, urging the PRC to cease exporting persecution globally.
#FreeThemAll#UyghurVoicesStrong
#RenagulGheni, allegedly imprisoned for reciting prayers at her father’s funeral & possessing a Quran, requires d @StateDept to advocate for her release
Department should also address d cases of other unjustly detained #Uyghurs during the PRC’s
#FreeThemAll#UyghurVoicesStrong
Uygur kızı Tumaris Yalkun (@YTumaris):
"Sevgili baba, doğum günün kutlu olsun." Ağır durumda olduğunu bildiğimiz halde bunu söylemek ağır geliyor.
Çin'in Uygurlara uyguladığı baskı nedeniyle yıllardır ayrıyız. Seni özlüyoruz. Senin ve diğerlerinin özgürlüğüne kavuşuncaya kadar mücadele etmekten vazgeçmeyeceğiz! #FreeYalqunRozi
The @EUCouncil is looking to keep goods tainted by #ForcedLabor off of the market. This would grant customs officers the ability to remove products if found to be compromised. It is not however, as comprehensive at the #UFLPA. #EndUyghurForcedLabor https://t.co/mGBht6shtm
Today is #Zahide's birthday, daughter of @OmerFaruh8111.
Tragically, her #Turkish citizen daughters have been detained in #China for 2876 days.
Despite relentless efforts, there's been no contact.
Let's unite to help them hear their daughters' voices.
#FreeZahide#Uyghurs