Henryk Szadziewski
@henrykszad.bsky.social
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Research Director | Writer | China | Uyghurs | Oceania | Human Rights | Political Geography
New in
@foreignpolicy.com
w/Alan Tidwell: If the U.S. wants to be a Pacific power, strategy can’t be only about bases & great-power rivalry. Mobility—visas, work, study, & travel opportunities for Pacific Islanders—is central to trust & partnership in the region.
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/12/u...
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How to (Not) Be a Pacific Power
Washington has yet to recognize that mobility is an essential part of regional security.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/12/us-pacific-pivot-islander-mobility-travel-visa-ban-usaid-china/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Tibet Action Institute
4 days ago
On March 10, we remember the Tibetan Uprising of 1959. Lhadon Tethong reflects on China’s growing challenges and what they could mean for Tibet. Despite exile and occupation, Tibetans remain resilient and committed to freedom. Bhoe Gyalo! Free Tibet!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeoK...
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67 Years After the Tibetan Uprising: Tibet’s Resilience Amid China’s Rising Challenges
YouTube video by tibetactioninstitute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeoKwaHtAGA
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Henryk Szadziewski
Turquoise Roof
5 days ago
In a powerful review, Thinley Chodon (
@ucddublin.bsky.social
) reflects on the work of Tsering
@woeser.bsky.social
& what she calls “state-imposed amnesia” in
#Tibet
.
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
8 days ago
📰 Issue 18 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including tourism as propaganda, religious persecution, and linguistic erasure. Curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
, Adaire Criner, and Omer Kanat.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We're Following (Issue 18) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Issue 18: February 19, 2026 – March 4, 2026 Welcome to the eighteenth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project. Each issue featur...
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-18/
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Article by
@dionnissenbaum.bsky.social
on the Afghan women’s soccer players FIFA "saved" then abandoned. Gianni Infantino took a photo-op in Qatar, then left vulnerable people to fend for themselves in Houston, breaking promises to reunite their families.
www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
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The Taliban Targeted Them. FIFA Saved Them. Houston Welcomed Them. Then They Were Left Behind.
In 2021, a group of Afghan women soccer players were rescued from their home country, by FIFA, and promised new lives in Houston. They’ve been on their own since.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/how-fifa-left-afghan-womens-soccer-players-in-houston/
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Sharing a new report I authored for
@uhrp.org
, "Fading Ties: Uyghur Family Separation as a Tool of Transnational Repression." The research documents how the Chinese state has disrupted communication between Uyghurs in the diaspora and their families inside the Uyghur Region.
uhrp.org/report/fadin...
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Fading Ties: Uyghur Family Separation as a Tool of Transnational Repression - Uyghur Human Rights Project
A report by Henryk Szadziewski finds that the Chinese government employs family separation and enforced isolation as deliberate strategies to suppress international advocacy and impose psychological p...
https://uhrp.org/report/fading-ties-uyghur-family-separation-as-a-tool-of-transnational-repression/
16 days ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
16 days ago
📝 New UHRP report by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
exposes an entire industry of global companies supporting China's winter and leisure tourism industry in the Uyghur Region. Companies include Burton, Patagonia, Helly Hansen, Disney, Bombardier Recreation Products (BRP).
uhrp.org/report/white...
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Whitewashing Winter Tourism: Global Sports and Leisure Industry Risks in the Uyghur Region - Uyghur Human Rights Project
A report by Peter Irwin examines how global sports and leisure companies are implicated in state-led winter tourism development in the Uyghur Region.
https://uhrp.org/report/whitewashing-winter-tourism-global-sports-and-leisure-industry-risks-in-the-uyghur-region/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
18 days ago
✍🏼 New op-ed by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
based on his research documenting enforced separation as a tool of transnational repression. "Uyghurs abroad have been cut off from parents, siblings, and extended family members for as long as a decade."
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026...
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How China’s transnational surveillance is isolating Uyghur families
For Uyghurs abroad, even a phone call could lead to greater repression for their families inside China.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2026/02/24/how-china-transnational-surveillance-isolating-uyghur-families
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
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📝 New report by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
documents how the Chinese government uses family separation as a tool of
#TransnationalRepression
. Chinese officials are deliberately preventing contact between Uyghurs abroad and their families in East Turkistan.
uhrp.org/report/fadin...
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Fading Ties: Uyghur Family Separation as a Tool of Transnational Repression - Uyghur Human Rights Project
A report by Henryk Szadziewski finds that the Chinese government employs family separation and enforced isolation as deliberate strategies to suppress international advocacy and impose psychological p...
https://uhrp.org/report/fading-ties-uyghur-family-separation-as-a-tool-of-transnational-repression/
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Thank you to The Blizzard for republishing my 2013 article on the entanglement of football and Uyghur identity. So much has happened since... Please consider subscribing to The Blizzard for in-depth writing on the culture, history, and politics of football.
theblizzard.co.uk/anyone_but_c...
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Anyone But China - The Blizzard
Football plays a vital role in establishing a sense of identity for the Uyghur people This piece was written by Henryk Szadziewski for issue 10 in 2013 Some time in the 1920s — accounts vary — student...
https://theblizzard.co.uk/anyone_but_china/featured/
29 days ago
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
about 1 month ago
✍🏼 Op-ed by Henryk Szadziewski and Peter Irwin for Open Global Rights. Expedia and
Booking.com
are facilitating hotel bookings in Uyghur Region amidst genocide and crimes against humanity.
www.openglobalrights.org/how-a-casual...
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How a casual online booking can link you to repression in the Uyghur Region
Digital booking platforms profit from their silence on human rights violations.
https://www.openglobalrights.org/how-a-casual-online-booking-can-link-you-to-repression-in-the-uyghur-region/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
about 2 months ago
📰 Issue 16 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor warnings, transnational repression, and cultural erasure. Curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@zubayra.bsky.social
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 16) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Issue 16: January 8, 2026 – January 22, 2026 Welcome to the sixteenth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project. Each issue featur...
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-16/
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
3 months ago
🚨 Urgent deportation threat Man who secretly filmed internment camps in the Uyghur region in 2020, Guan Heng, now under threat of deportation from New York. He awaits a court appearance on Dec 15, according to
@hrichina.bsky.social
@zhoufengsuo.bsky.social
.
hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
3 months ago
📰 Issue 14 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor, sterilization, deportations, propaganda tours, and digital repression.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 14) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the fourteenth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-14/
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Aakash Hassan's article in
@theguardian.com
about the Tursun brothers shows how Uyghurs have become some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison
Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since then
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/05/uyghur-thursun-brothers-fled-china-jailed-india-xinjiang-genocide
3 months ago
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Great read from
@whitneybauck.bsky.social
about the advocacy strategies of
@climatecabinet.org
. Climate progress in the US is possible when bypassing federal denialism local action is a template for other rights and justice movements in a regressive time.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’
Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/climate-cabinet-trump-policy-counter
3 months ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
📰 Issue 13 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (Nov 13–26). Curated 🧠 this week by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@zubayra.bsky.social
.
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 13) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the thirteenth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-13/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Guardian Environment
4 months ago
The scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the Pacific
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The scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the Pacific
Respected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places in Solomon Islands
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/15/scientist-katy-soapi-protect-tetepare-solomon-islands?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
UHRP
#Insights💡
As
#COP30
🌍 unfolded this week,
@peterirwin.bsky.social
and
@henrykszad.bsky.social
highlight China's expansion of 🪨 coal-to-chemical projects in the Uyghur Region. We look at pollution, strained water resources, and environmental degradation as a result.
uhrp.org/insights/coa...
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Coal-to-Chemical Expansion in East Turkistan and the Fracture in China’s Climate Commitments - Uyghur Human Rights Project
As world leaders gather in Belém this week for COP30, China arrives with familiar rhetoric: a pledge to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.
https://uhrp.org/insights/coal-to-chemical-expansion-in-east-turkistan-and-the-fracture-in-chinas-climate-commitments/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
📰 Issue 12 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (Oct 30 to Nov 12). Curated 🧠 this week by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@zubayra.bsky.social
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 12) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the twelfth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-12/
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
💡UHRP
#Insights
by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
+
@peterirwin.bsky.social
show how Booking and Expedia profit from hotel bookings in the Uyghur Region, despite ongoing atrocity crimes. These platforms list hotels connected to a sanctioned entity, forced labor, and other abuses.
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How a Casual Online Booking Can Link You, Click by Click, to Repression in East Turkistan - Uyghur Human Rights Project
November 4, 2025 A UHRP Insights column by Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research, and Peter Irwin, Associate Director for Research and Advocacy Open your browser, go to Booking.com, and search ...
https://uhrp.org/insights/how-a-casual-online-booking-can-link-you-click-by-click-to-repression-in-east-turkistan/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
"Some 200 international hotels, including prominent names like Hilton and Marriott, are either already operating or planning to open in Xinjiang, according to [the] Uyghur Human Rights Project." BBC News cites research by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@henrykszad.bsky.social
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Tourism to Xinjiang booms as China gives the region a makeover
China has repackaged Xinjiang into a tourist haven, touting "ethnic" experiences that activists say it's trying to erase.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8x1rnnd5gjo
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
New UHRP
#Insights
💡 by Henryk Szadziewski explores how Lonely Planet’s latest China guide downplays atrocity crimes against Uyghurs by: ➡️ Framing mass repression as “political unrest” ➡️ Recommending tourist sites built on cultural erasure
@henrykszad.bsky.social
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What to See When Traveling Through a Genocide: Travel Guidebooks and the Uyghur Region - Uyghur Human Rights Project
The phrasing obscures much about what has happened in the region since the last one was published in May 2022.
https://uhrp.org/insights/what-to-see-when-traveling-through-a-genocide-travel-guidebooks-and-the-uyghur-region/
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Watch this captivating video on the transnational repression experienced by RFA Uyghur Service journalists exposing atrocity crimes and their families. The loss of this critical service is a win for authoritarians current and aspirational.
www.rfa.org/english/vide...
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Video: Mamatjan Juma, RFA Uyghur
Video: Mamatjan Juma, RFA Uyghur
https://www.rfa.org/english/video/video-mamatjan-juma-rfa-uyghur/
4 months ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
4 months ago
📰 Issue 11 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (October 16–29). Curated 🧠 this week by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
,
@henrykszad.bsky.social
, and Adaire Criner.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 11) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the eleventh issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-11/
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Three Ni-Van students awarded scholarships under the "World in Serbia" program, an initiative designed to boost connections between states in the non-aligned movement. This is a good example of globalism outside the Anglo/Sino/Franco-sphere.
www.dailypost.vu/news/three-v...
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Three Vanuatu students receive Serbian scholarships
Three students from Vanuatu have been awarded scholarships under the “World in Serbia” program, further strengthening educational and diplomatic ties between Vanuatu and the Republic of Serbia.
https://www.dailypost.vu/news/three-vanuatu-students-receive-serbian-scholarships/article_84542984-c437-5bb9-910f-39b830d749a2.html
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Standout quote from Riley Duke in this write up of Lowy's 2025 Pacific Aid Map. "By 2028, it [Australia] will likely deliver more than double the combined support of Japan, New Zealand, the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows
US aid cuts hurt Washington’s standing as China recasts itself as a ‘steady’ alternative partner, Lowy Institute report finds
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/27/australia-increasingly-alone-in-countering-chinas-influence-in-pacific-aid-report-shows
5 months ago
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"Using information obtained from Freedom of Information requests and corporate financial records, we document how the British companies and shareholders are profiting from a conflict that involves torture, extrajudicial killings and mass displacement."
newint.org/indigenous-p...
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Britain's complicity in the tragedy of West Papua
Climate researchers reveal the scale of British involvement in Indonesia’s brutal occupation – and call for an end to impunity.
https://newint.org/indigenous-peoples/2025/britains-complicity-tragedy-west-papua
5 months ago
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"If you’re a resident of Guam, you’re thinking you’re just fodder in the case of a conflict."
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Is the US military build-up on these islands inviting China's missiles?
The United States is spending billions of dollars muscling up across its Pacific Island military outposts, but locals fear their peaceful islands will become a target.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/united-states-military-presence-pacific-guam-palau/105861216
5 months ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
5 months ago
📰 Issue 10 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (October 2–15), curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
and
@peterirwin.bsky.social
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 10) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the tenth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-10/
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
5 months ago
"At the sacrifice of the morals, obligations, and values that Cornell says they stand for, the University has continued to remain steadfast in its commitment to China." Zilala Mamat writes in Cornell Daily Sun on Cornell's unwillingness to stand up for Uyghurs.
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MAMAT | Cornell’s China Ties Threaten Its Students, And It Doesn’t Care
On the 76th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, Opinion Columnist Zilala Mamat '26 puts Cornell's China ties into Uyghur perspective.
https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/10/mamat-cornell-s-china-ties-threaten-its-students-and-it-doesn-t-care
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
5 months ago
📖 Issue 9 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! 🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (Sep 18 – Oct 1), curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@zubayra.bsky.social
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 9) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Welcome to the ninth issue of the Uyghur Reader, a biweekly content roundup curated by the staff of the Uyghur Human Rights Project.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-9/
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Oceania faces climate change while U.S. federal action falters. National–subnational collaborations, like partnering with progressive U.S. states via the Under2 Coalition, can help advance net-zero goals and build resilient strategies.
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US–Pacific island climate cooperation can rise above White House denialism
Pacific island countries can circumvent federal climate inaction by partnering with progressive US states through the Under2 Coalition, forging resilient pathways for cooperation.
https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/10/01/us-pacific-island-climate-cooperation-can-rise-above-white-house-denialism/
5 months ago
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I explore the contrast between ritualized patriotism I experienced in Britain and coercive flag‐raising ceremonies imposed on Uyghurs. When patriotism becomes compulsory, the very act of demanding allegiance undermines the loyalty it claims to evoke.
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Forced Allegiance: Reflections on Flag-raising Ceremonies and National Anthems in Britain and East Turkistan - Uyghur Human Rights Project
A UHRP Insights column by Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research, Uyghur Human Rights Project
https://uhrp.org/insights/forced-allegiance-reflections-on-flag-raising-ceremonies-and-national-anthems-in-britain-and-east-turkistan/
5 months ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
5 months ago
New UHRP💡#Insights by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
: "The iterative nature of [flag-raising ceremonies], week after week, year after year, creates the conditions in which people internalize the power of the Chinese state." Examining how China internalizes state power.
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Forced Allegiance: Reflections on Flag-raising Ceremonies and National Anthems in Britain and East Turkistan - Uyghur Human Rights Project
A UHRP Insights column by Dr. Henryk Szadziewski, Director of Research, Uyghur Human Rights Project
https://uhrp.org/insights/forced-allegiance-reflections-on-flag-raising-ceremonies-and-national-anthems-in-britain-and-east-turkistan
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Henryk Szadziewski
Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)
7 months ago
From
#Semey
to the
#MarshallIslands
,
#nuclear
testing left enduring scars across Oceania & Central Asia. Civil society is leading the call for
#justice
. 👉Read the publication here:
shorturl.at/BD3hE
@anubellschool.bsky.social
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
7 months ago
Significant new investigation from
@robhastings.bsky.social
for
@theipaper.com
shows significant 📈 in imports from Uyghur Region to the 🇬🇧 UK. The report builds on UHRP research by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
and
@henrykszad.bsky.social
showing a surge in cargo flights into the EU and UK.
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Islanders and their representatives are clear.
www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawa...
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Big Island Council Wants 'Desecration' To End At Military Training Area
Its resolution also asks the state to reject any land lease renewal unless there is a "comprehensive cleanup" of the site.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/08/hawai%ca%bbi-county-council-wants-desecration-to-end-at-military-training-area/
7 months ago
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Henryk Szadziewski
Natalie Bennett
7 months ago
#StandWithUyghurs
#HumanRights
#ClimateEmergency
#SupplyChain
www.politico.eu/article/chin...
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China’s new ‘Air Silk Road’ brings thousands of tons of goods from Xinjiang to Europe
More than 40 freight routes now connect Europe to the region, where Beijing is accused of subjecting the Uyghur ethnic group to forced labor.
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-new-air-silk-road-tons-goods-xinjiang-europe-uyghur-us-uk-forced-labour-trade/
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Henryk Szadziewski
Uyghur Human Rights Project
7 months ago
📰 Issue 6 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! 🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (August 7–20)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@zubayra.bsky.social
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James Nalton
7 months ago
"Welcome to the Berniebeu" Bernie Sanders inspired Tifo from the Vermont Green fans at the USL League Two final vs Ballard FC. 📷: USL
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Grateful to
@anudpa.bsky.social
for publishing my In Brief on how nuclear programs by the US, UK, France & USSR scarred both Oceania & Central Asia—linking the regions in shared struggles for justice & healing. Read:
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Mirroring Our Struggles: Nuclear Legacies in Oceania and Central Asia
Semey, in eastern Kazakhstan, is approximately 2,800 kilometres from the nearest ocean. It sits on the West Siberian Plain, and the temperatures in January average around −15 degrees Celsius. Downstre...
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Exclusive: China’s new ‘Air Silk Road’ brings thousands of tons of goods from Xinjiang to Europe Over 40 freight routes now connect Europe to airports in the region, where Beijing is accused of forced labor and human rights abuses.
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China’s new ‘Air Silk Road’ brings thousands of tons of goods from Xinjiang to Europe
More than 40 freight routes now connect Europe to the region, where Beijing is accused of subjecting the Uyghur ethnic group to forced labor.
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-new-air-silk-road-tons-goods-xinjiang-europe-uyghur-us-uk-forced-labour-trade/
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📢 Tribune libre avec Gulbahar Haitiwaji &
@peterirwin.bsky.social
sur Accor et ses activités au Xinjiang. « La solution est claire : les entreprises doivent cesser leurs activités au Xinjiang, et les gouvernements doivent les tenir responsables si elles refusent. » (1/2)
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Exclusive
@politico.com
coverage of research by
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+
@henrykszad.bsky.social
on 📈 in cargo flights from Uyghur Region to Europe. These ✈️ planes carry goods from sectors at high risk of forced labor.
@glanktree.bsky.social
@hannecl.bsky.social
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China’s new ‘Air Silk Road’ brings thousands of tons of goods from Xinjiang to Europe
More than 40 freight routes now connect Europe to the region, where Beijing is accused of subjecting the Uyghur ethnic group to forced labor.
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-new-air-silk-road-tons-goods-xinjiang-europe-uyghur-us-uk-forced-labour-trade/
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
8 months ago
📊 New UHRP research by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
and
@henrykszad.bsky.social
uncovers surge in air cargo flights between Ürümchi and over a dozen European cities. These ✈️ 📦 routes risk carrying goods linked to Uyghur forced labor directly into European supply chains.
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Side-by-side NYT stories capture our zeitgeist.
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"Does it matter where you stay? International hotel chains are part of human rights abuses in Xinjiang" Article by the Taiwan Association for Human Rights on a report by
@peterirwin.bsky.social
@henrykszad.bsky.social
on international hotel presence amid genocide.
www.tahr.org.tw/news/3752
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旅遊住宿在哪有差嗎?國際連鎖飯店在新疆成為迫害人權的一環 | 台灣人權促進會
撰文:實習生 Emma Brignall(白易潔) 校正:游詩庭
https://www.tahr.org.tw/news/3752
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
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📰 Issue 3 of the
#UyghurReader
is out! A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (Jun 26–Jul 9)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social
@peterirwin.bsky.social
and Zubayra Shamseden.
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The Uyghur Reader: Stories We’re Following (Issue 3) - Uyghur Human Rights Project
Each issue features carefully selected articles, reports, and publications from media outlets, academic institutions, NGOs, and government sources.
https://uhrp.org/uyghur-reader/the-uyghur-reader-stories-were-following-issue-3/
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Uyghur Human Rights Project
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UHRP
#Insights
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"Princeton University Press' Trip into Chinese State Propaganda Erasing Atrocities, and How They Can Support Uyghur Intellectuals"
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Princeton University Press’ Trip into Chinese State Propaganda Erasing Atrocities, and How They Can Support Uyghur Intellectuals - Uyghur Human Rights Project
In June 2025, a group of Princeton University Press (PUP) representatives participated in a state-arranged visit to the Uyghur Region. PUP claimed the intention of the trip was to build “inclusive cro...
https://uhrp.org/statement/princeton-university-press-trip-into-chinese-state-propaganda-erasing-atrocities-and-how-they-can-support-uyghur-intellectuals/
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