#HRC60 side event recap: Three years on, #China has ignored the recommendations from the 2022 #UN experts' report on #Uyghur rights abuses. No lawyer access. No end to arbitrary detention. No accountability. — @rizwangvl.bsky.social

I forget how it goes exactly, but there is a saying about surrounding yourself with people smarter than you. well, that's my strategy. humbled to be part of this team, honored to receive this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from LUCE/ @acls1919.bsky.social and motivated to make this project special

Big congratulations to @timothyagrose.bsky.social @drdavidtobin.bsky.social @emilyupson.bsky.social, who received a Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies for their project, "Un-Settling Xinjiang: Archiving, Digitizing and Curating Knowledge of Settler Colonial Violence in China and Beyond."

In June 2025, academics and civil society organisations met in London for an International Network for Critical China Studies workshop to analyse how to prevent transnational repression. Governments & NGOs have not paid enough attention to TNR and need to do much more to protect people's rights.

Starting the weekend early, what a vibe 📚

Director of @irishuyghurca.bsky.social speaks to ICIJ about transnational repression against Uyghur people. This is part of broader research into how Chinese authorities silence activists and dissidents abroad.

Finally, a story about Irish citizen Nuria Zyden, who fled from Xinjiang in 2009 and continues to be harassed by Chinese police up until today. This story will surely accelerate that harassment, so she's brave for doing this. Again, tons of research about this being part of a broader pattern.

Listen to Nuria, our Director, talk about Uyghurs in Ireland, Uyghur community and culture, social activism, and campaigning for better Uyghur rights 💪 Thank you so much Neilo for this platform and for such an engaging conversation 💚

This is an absolute travesty as these men now almost certainly be subject to recriminations and human rights abuse (and possibly worse).

48 #Uyghur men held in limbo for a decade may soon be soon be deported from #Thailand to #China. www.sheffield.ac.uk/seas/news/ho...

Economic relationships with China should NOT come before human rights 🪧 Irish Uyghurs demonstrated outside China’s MFA Wang Yi meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris, asking the Irish government to raise the human rights abuses suffered by the Uyghur community.

PRESS RELEASE: Tomorrow's court hearing on the Thai Uyghur case to open at 1:30 p.m. Bangkok time.

📢 IUCA EVENT 🩵 NUMBERS LIMITED‼️ In collaboration with the Irish Network Against Racism, we will be hosting a training event this Saturday, informing community members about their democratic rights, how to report racist incidents, and how to engage with Irish politics & local government services 🏛

I shared some thoughts about developing methods for digital/remote ethnography at a time when few have access to regions such as the Uyghur homeland and Tibet. open.spotify.com/episode/4MXW...

Anyone interested in following a new Uyghur org should give @irishuyghurca.bsky.social a follow! Irish Uyghur Cultural Association has set up in Dublin, it's a fledgling group with a lot of heart. Focusing mainly on serving the Irish community, there'll be a bit of advocacy stuff too. Follow us! 💚

A special thanks to Gulya Mametova for co-hosting this lovely gathering of Uyghur women living in Ireland on November 30th, attended by our co-founder Nuria. Together we reflected on the vital role we, as Uyghur mothers & women, play in preserving our traditions, culture, and language 💙

Last Friday, members of our board met in Dublin to discuss our plans for 2025, visit the Taipei Representative Office in Ireland 🇹🇼, and explore the city, from Dublin Castle & St. Patrick's Cathedral to St Stephen's Green & Temple Bar! 🇮🇪🩵🌙

Thailand has a disgracefuul record re forcibly returning abused people to China and Vietnam. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...

Horrific news coming from Thailand of imminent mass deportation of Uyghur migrants to China where they face long term imprisonment. www.change.org/p/the-petiti...

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...

❗️❗️BREAKING EXCLUSIVE FROM THAILAND'S IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER Authorities have taken all the other county detainees to another place. Uyghurs are the only ones left in the cell. Deportation is happening NOW.

48 Uyghurs face immediate deportation from Thailand to China where they will face persecution. If you work in HE or research, we urge you to sign the statement addressed to the Thai authorities asking for the group of detained Uyghur men to be given safe haven. forms.gle/zWw3GbTvvqiu...

Please sign this academic letter for the 48 Uyghur detainees in Thailand. Researchers like @drdavidtobin.bsky.social and @nyrolaelima.bsky.social have outlined these risks for years. Now, there's an imminent risk of deportation that must be stopped for ALL 48 men. forms.gle/zWw3GbTvvqiu...

Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China https://apnews.com/article/uyghur-china-deportation-thailand-xinjiang-human-rights-d6f813654cf40ce464bc19203a226de0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A group of Uyghur men who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to #China, alarming activists and family members who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back. apnews.com/article/uygh...

Offering support to colleagues in East Asian Studies at @sheffielduni.bsky.social who are facing severe cutbacks. Sheffield has been a vital nexus of knowledge production and exchange in Asian studies. It would be a huge loss if these cuts were taken on board. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh...

I have several colleagues do great thing in broader China Studies at Sheffield. So worrisome. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh...

43 #Uyghur men held for years in a Thai detention centre are in urgent danger of deportation to #China where they will be persecuted. #TransnationalRepression apnews.com/article/uygh...

Anyone who has ever benefitted from the work of @ShefUniSEAS, its scholars, or its workshops should be protesting its abrupt closure. I know I have! Please support: join the 329 signatures www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh...

The only victim documented here so far is Nurungul Tohti (shahit.biz/eng/14642/), a single mother who repeatedly went to Beijing to petition against authorities not taking action against the child traffickers who had briefly kidnapped her son. (4/5)

In the span of three days, two *more* (at least first I've heard of them) shocking allegations of sexual harassment have emerged in the broader Uyghur/Kazakh studies/activism circle. Documenting the crisis for over seven years, I've met two types of people: