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Depressing to see someone actively tooting about #gaza respond to one of my posts and denying #Uyghur #forcedlabor. Not the first time I've seen or experienced this.
Though, notably, I've yet to meet …

Amazing to see the #ILO finally taking #Uyghur forced #labor seriously. Knowing what I do about the organization, this is a huge shift and one that, I imagine, only happened due to the dedicated work of academics and acti…

Updated ILO Forced Labor Guidelines Directly Target Uyghur Forced Labor
Executive Summary: For first time since establishing its forced labor taskforce in 2001, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has issued authoritative and comprehensive guidance on operationalizing the research and measurement of forced labor, updating its more provisional guidelines from 2012. The new ILO Handbook adds a substantial new section on state-imposed forced labor, squarely targeting Beijing’s forced labor in Xinjiang …

Stunning. 34% of the population in Chinese prisons are #Uyghurs, who make up ~1-2% of the population.
China has a top-down strategy to, basically, criminalize an entire ethnic group and, with time, eliminate their unique cultural, religious, and social identity.
Partnering or working with the Chinese government means supporting these genocidal policies. That includes

UHRP Analysis Finds 1 in 26 Uyghurs Imprisoned in Region With World’s Highest Prison Rate - Uyghur Human Rights Project
An estimated 1 in 26 Uyghurs and other non-Han people in the Uyghur Region are imprisoned, making up a third of China’s total prison population April 25, 2024 A UHRP Insights column by Ben Carrdus, UHRP Senior Researcher, and Peter Irwin, UHRP Associate Director for Research & Advocacy A new UHRP analysis of official figures…

A moving and concerning article about the first #Uyghur woman to receive a doctorate who disappeared in #China.
After the pandemic, #Ukraine #Gaza and the #IranProtests , I fear we all lost sight of the #uighurs.
This is a really good introduction to the whole region as well as a portrait of a remarkable woman.
What became of Rahile Dawut? - https://on.ft.com/49SUd6n via @FT

Calling criticism of #China "yellow journalism" and then writing an article full of unabashed #China praise and zero mention of #Uyghur forced labor (a key component of cheap solar)...is something.
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Yellow journalism and China - Climate and Capital Media
China added more solar panels last year than the U.S. has in its entire history

A reminder: this is what #China considers a "#crime" in #Xinjiang. #Islam

Uyghur butcher served 7 years in jail for urging friends not to drink alcohol or smoke
He is the first to be released from jail alive in southern Kashgar village