"Irreparable harm": Critical new statement from UN Special Procedures highlights strategic nexus between land seizure and an alarming increase in forced labor transfers in Xinjiang and Tibet. Thread: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

I am honored to be appointed to the European Commission's Expert Group on Forced Labor, informing guidelines and indicators for the EU Forced Labor Regulation (EUFLR) through expert meetings in Brussels. 2026 will be pivotal for EUFLR implementation. My focus will be on state-imposed forced labor.

"Irreparable harm": Critical new statement from UN Special Procedures highlights strategic nexus between land seizure and an alarming increase in forced labor transfers in Xinjiang and Tibet. Thread: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

I am honored to be appointed to the European Commission's Expert Group on Forced Labor, informing guidelines and indicators for the EU Forced Labor Regulation (EUFLR) through expert meetings in Brussels. 2026 will be pivotal for EUFLR implementation. My focus will be on state-imposed forced labor.

Great to see the International Network for Critical China Studies (INCCS) officially launch. I am proud to be part of it. sheffield.ac.uk/las/news/new...

Major victory: Chinese tomato exports to Italy collapse, following our research report & BBC investigation into tomato-linked Uyghur forced labor and land-grabbing. Official 2025 customs data confirms the collapse. Over 2/3 of China’s tomato exports are linked to Xinjiang. Report links below:

Excited to see our 136-page report on Uyghur forced labor in Xinjiang's agricultural production & land grabbing now published with University of Sheffield's International Network for Critical China Studies. sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

Great to see the International Network for Critical China Studies (INCCS) officially launch. I am proud to be part of it. sheffield.ac.uk/las/news/new...

Major victory: Chinese tomato exports to Italy collapse, following our research report & BBC investigation into tomato-linked Uyghur forced labor and land-grabbing. Official 2025 customs data confirms the collapse. Over 2/3 of China’s tomato exports are linked to Xinjiang. Report links below:

Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism. Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇

Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism. Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇

At #APSA2025 in Vancouver, I was privileged to present papers on Investigative Policy Analysis, the research methodology I use to uncover Xinjiang's policies, and on the information-coercion nexus in authoritarian repression. The venue featured stunning panoramic views.

Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector: Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:

Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector: Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:

The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak Powerful op-ed by Rahima Mahmut: "despite the outcry that followed, despite the condemnations and calls for justice, we have seen very little in the way of concrete action" bitterwinter.org/the-cost-of-...

Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇

Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇

It was my privilege to write the foreword for "Unbroken", the testimony and story of @rushanabbas.bsky.social. This powerful book details Rushan's activism and her inspiring fight for her imprisoned sister despite targeted smear campaigns and continued opposition. 🧵

It was my pleasure to contribute analysis and internal Chinese state documents to this important investigation.

Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social. Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...

Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social. Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...

Essay by @jwassers.bsky.social on the eerie parallels between Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs in 2015 and recently in 2025. www.npr.org/2025/03/08/n...

Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China. It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses. China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."

Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses. China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."

Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China. It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor. On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton. I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.

Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers. Thread: www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...

Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers. Thread: www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...

Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor. On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton. I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.

My great grandfather, Sir James Wattie is rolling in his grave

A New Zealand household brand is implicated in Uyghur forced labor: Wattie's (Kraft Heinz) imported tomatoes from COFCO, a Xinjiang state-owned company involved in forced labor transfers. This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...

48 Uyghurs in Thailand are now in imminent danger of deportation to Xinjiang, where they face prison and torture. They have gone on hunger strike, underscoring the urgency of their predicament. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...

Urgent crisis: Uyghur refugees detained in Thailand say they are to be extradited to China — as a favor for Beijing over this year's 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China. apnews.com/article/uygh...

Forced labour is a huge and expanding concern in Xinjiang - some is linked to prisons and detention facilities, but much involves forcing people to give up their land, or work for state-linked agriculture business. Latest research from Adrian Zenz papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Following our report, French magazine @liberation.fr went into Paris stores to check cosmetics products with pepper-based ingredients. Our research implicated Xinjiang's pepper industry in forced labor, land grabbing and abuses involving major pepper producers:🧵 www.liberation.fr/lifestyle/be...

Uyghur forced labor fuels China’s food exports If you don't have time to read the 135-pages report, this op-ed summarizes the key takeaways. thehill.com/opinion/inte...

Our latest research documents mass land-grabbing and forced labor in Xinjiang's tomato and pepper production, rendering thousands of Uyghurs landless & forced to work for Chinese agribusinesses. We implicate Kraft Heinz, Del Monte & other brands in Uyghur forced labor and land transfer schemes.

Uyghur forced labor fuels China’s food exports If you don't have time to read the 135-pages report, this op-ed summarizes the key takeaways. thehill.com/opinion/inte...

Outstanding research!

Our latest research documents mass land-grabbing and forced labor in Xinjiang's tomato and pepper production, rendering thousands of Uyghurs landless & forced to work for Chinese agribusinesses. We implicate Kraft Heinz, Del Monte & other brands in Uyghur forced labor and land transfer schemes.

Expert on the Xinjiang Uyghur genocide @adrianzenz.bsky.social warns on how @elonmusk may influence China policy after Donald Trump assumes office next month via @politico.com China Watcher www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

NEW: Canada sanctions Xinjiang's governor Erkin Tuniyaz over extensive "government-led repression" targeting the region's ethnic groups. Also on the sanctions list is now Chen Quanguo. The only other country that has sanctioned Erkin Tuniyaz is the US. Europe has not even sanctioned Chen Quanguo.

Great news - the first of up to 10,000 Uyghur refugees has arrived in Canada under the M-62 program. M-62 expedites the entry of 10,000 Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in need of protection into Canada over two years, starting in 2024. Image from Mehmet Tohti (URAP).

Quoted in today's Politico China Watcher w/ comments on the outgoing Biden administration's track record re atrocities in Xinjiang, and potential implications of Elon Musk's entanglement with the incoming administration. @phelimkine.bsky.social www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

Here's an expanded starter pack of scholars to follow regarding Xinjiang / East Turkestan, Uyghurs, Kazakhs and related topics go.bsky.app/NDTXRot

We are hosting a Uyghur art exhibition at the VOC museum in DC from Dec 5-7, organized by the Uyghur Academy, @cuyghurs.bsky.social, Uyghur American Association.

The US Dept of Labor's overview of Uyghur forced labor has been updated. Humbled to see that I am the most-cited author. The conceptual accuracy of this originally very problematic page has increased, and it has become more concise and organized. Thread: www.dol.gov/agencies/ila...

Hour-long major BBC investigative report on how 17 tomato products sold in Europe contain tomato paste linked to a high risk of Uyghur forced labor. I was privileged to contribute background research on Xinjiang to this investigation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtv_...

Major news: Volkswagen will fully divest from Xinjiang, sell both its joint-venture factory and test track. This is a huge victory for the Uyghur cause. It comes after our research exposed forced Uyghur labor linked to the test track and VW's fraudulent factory audit. archive.ph/CxznM