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📊 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.
uhrp.org/report/manif...
@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.
uhrp.org/report/manif...
"If he gets sent back, he’s really dead," Guan Heng’s mother said.
December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"If he gets sent back, he’s really dead," Guan Heng’s mother said.
🚨 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...
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...
December 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🚨 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...
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...
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📰 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...
A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor, sterilization, deportations, propaganda tours, and digital repression.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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.
uhrp.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📰 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...
A biweekly roundup of reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis, including forced labor, sterilization, deportations, propaganda tours, and digital repression.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
The Commission noted the Thai government, National Security Council, and Immigration Office had "relied solely on diplomatic assurances from China and did not provide any verifiable evidence of their deportation process or proof of the Uyghurs’ voluntary consent."
@safeguarddefenders.bsky.social
@safeguarddefenders.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Commission noted the Thai government, National Security Council, and Immigration Office had "relied solely on diplomatic assurances from China and did not provide any verifiable evidence of their deportation process or proof of the Uyghurs’ voluntary consent."
@safeguarddefenders.bsky.social
@safeguarddefenders.bsky.social
The Commission conducted a fact-finding investigation and found "no evidence that the respondents ensured the Uyghurs' safety or protection from torture upon return."
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Commission conducted a fact-finding investigation and found "no evidence that the respondents ensured the Uyghurs' safety or protection from torture upon return."
Thai National Human Rights Commission finds that deportation of Uyghurs to China in February:
"[C]ontravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance."
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/thai...
"[C]ontravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance."
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/thai...
Thai Human Rights Commission: Uyghur deportation unlawful
On February 27, 2025, Thailand returned 40 Uyghur refugees to China despite staggering amounts of evidence indicating they were at high risk of torture, enforced disappearance, and other inhuman treat...
safeguarddefenders.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thai National Human Rights Commission finds that deportation of Uyghurs to China in February:
"[C]ontravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance."
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/thai...
"[C]ontravened the principle of non-refoulement, international human rights treaties, and the 2022 Act on Torture and Enforced Disappearance."
safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/thai...
🇹🇷 Türkiye uses "restriction codes" to cancel residency & block citizenship for Uyghurs, funneling them into deportation centers.
@hrw.org's @yalkun.bsky.social traces policy changes in Ankara to 2022.
@hrwchinese.bsky.social
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
@hrw.org's @yalkun.bsky.social traces policy changes in Ankara to 2022.
@hrwchinese.bsky.social
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Protected No More
The 51-page report, “Protected No More: Uyghurs in Türkiye,” finds that Uyghurs’ previous access to international protection status, and indeed preferential treatment under the Turkish immigration sys...
www.hrw.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🇹🇷 Türkiye uses "restriction codes" to cancel residency & block citizenship for Uyghurs, funneling them into deportation centers.
@hrw.org's @yalkun.bsky.social traces policy changes in Ankara to 2022.
@hrwchinese.bsky.social
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
@hrw.org's @yalkun.bsky.social traces policy changes in Ankara to 2022.
@hrwchinese.bsky.social
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
🍅 Italy cuts imports of Chinese tomato paste after forced labor and mislabeling allegations.
@amykazmin.bsky.social reports Uyghur Region producers, including XPCC/Bingtuan, face huge surpluses as European buyers reject tainted products.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
@amykazmin.bsky.social reports Uyghur Region producers, including XPCC/Bingtuan, face huge surpluses as European buyers reject tainted products.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
China left with tomato paste mountain as sales to Italy collapse
Dramatic slump in imports this year hailed by champion of Italian ingredients as an ‘important victory’
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🍅 Italy cuts imports of Chinese tomato paste after forced labor and mislabeling allegations.
@amykazmin.bsky.social reports Uyghur Region producers, including XPCC/Bingtuan, face huge surpluses as European buyers reject tainted products.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
@amykazmin.bsky.social reports Uyghur Region producers, including XPCC/Bingtuan, face huge surpluses as European buyers reject tainted products.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
🛰️ Satellite imagery shows China expanding its Lop Nur nuclear test site with new tunnels and command facilities.
Cate Cadell describes the buildup as a dramatic increase in testing capacity, with comments from geospatial expert
@renny-babiarz.bsky.social.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Cate Cadell describes the buildup as a dramatic increase in testing capacity, with comments from geospatial expert
@renny-babiarz.bsky.social.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
China rapidly expands nuclear test site as Trump revives Cold War tension
The quiet expansion of Beijing’s remote nuclear weapons complex, Lop Nur, points to years of preparation for a potential return to a Cold War-era arms race.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🛰️ Satellite imagery shows China expanding its Lop Nur nuclear test site with new tunnels and command facilities.
Cate Cadell describes the buildup as a dramatic increase in testing capacity, with comments from geospatial expert
@renny-babiarz.bsky.social.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Cate Cadell describes the buildup as a dramatic increase in testing capacity, with comments from geospatial expert
@renny-babiarz.bsky.social.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
🌱 China’s massive green-energy industrial complex sits in the Uyghur Region and Tibet, yet global climate orgs remain silent on abuses.
Nithin Coca, @codastory.com, highlights the human cost left unaddressed in global climate discussions.
www.codastory.com/climate-cris...
Nithin Coca, @codastory.com, highlights the human cost left unaddressed in global climate discussions.
www.codastory.com/climate-cris...
China’s green energy miracle and a conspiracy of silence - Coda Story
With Beijing indispensable to the global transition away from fossil fuels, questions are no longer being asked about the human cost
www.codastory.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🌱 China’s massive green-energy industrial complex sits in the Uyghur Region and Tibet, yet global climate orgs remain silent on abuses.
Nithin Coca, @codastory.com, highlights the human cost left unaddressed in global climate discussions.
www.codastory.com/climate-cris...
Nithin Coca, @codastory.com, highlights the human cost left unaddressed in global climate discussions.
www.codastory.com/climate-cris...
☀️ Australia’s solar boom relies on polysilicon from East Turkistan.
Sydney Lang, SBS Australia, and Ramila Chanisheff (Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association) explain how clean-energy growth risks being built on persecuted Uyghur labor.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Sydney Lang, SBS Australia, and Ramila Chanisheff (Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association) explain how clean-energy growth risks being built on persecuted Uyghur labor.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
'You don't have the freedom to leave': The human cost of Australia's solar boom
As Australia's uptake of solar panels booms, human rights groups have raised alarm about links to Uyghur forced labour in the supply chain.
www.sbs.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
☀️ Australia’s solar boom relies on polysilicon from East Turkistan.
Sydney Lang, SBS Australia, and Ramila Chanisheff (Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association) explain how clean-energy growth risks being built on persecuted Uyghur labor.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
Sydney Lang, SBS Australia, and Ramila Chanisheff (Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association) explain how clean-energy growth risks being built on persecuted Uyghur labor.
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
🌐 China has sharply expanded radio broadcasts in Tibetan and Uyghur as U.S.-funded outlets like Radio Free Asia go off air.
Lisa Bongiovanni, AsiaNews, reports on Beijing’s push in Tibet & the Uyghur Region.
www.asianews.it/news-en/Chin...
Lisa Bongiovanni, AsiaNews, reports on Beijing’s push in Tibet & the Uyghur Region.
www.asianews.it/news-en/Chin...
China boosts radio coverage in Tibet and Xinjiang as US-backed voices fade
The winter update from the HFCC, the international body that coordinates shortwave radio frequencies, shows a significant expansion in reported broadcasts by China National Radio, especially in Tibeta
www.asianews.it
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🌐 China has sharply expanded radio broadcasts in Tibetan and Uyghur as U.S.-funded outlets like Radio Free Asia go off air.
Lisa Bongiovanni, AsiaNews, reports on Beijing’s push in Tibet & the Uyghur Region.
www.asianews.it/news-en/Chin...
Lisa Bongiovanni, AsiaNews, reports on Beijing’s push in Tibet & the Uyghur Region.
www.asianews.it/news-en/Chin...
📰 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.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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.
uhrp.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
📰 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.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
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.
uhrp.org/uyghur-reade...
UHRP #Insights💡
Three years after the deadly Ürümchi fire, Zubayra Shamseden reflects on the price young Uyghurs like Kamile Wayit and Yashar Shohret paid, and the need for a unified solidarity movement.
uhrp.org/insights/rem...
Three years after the deadly Ürümchi fire, Zubayra Shamseden reflects on the price young Uyghurs like Kamile Wayit and Yashar Shohret paid, and the need for a unified solidarity movement.
uhrp.org/insights/rem...
Remembering the Ürümchi Fire Victims and the Need for a Unified Solidarity Movement in China - Uyghur Human Rights Project
On November 24 2022, three years ago today, a fire broke out in a predominantly Uyghur residential building in Ürümchi that killed at least ten people.
uhrp.org
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
UHRP #Insights💡
Three years after the deadly Ürümchi fire, Zubayra Shamseden reflects on the price young Uyghurs like Kamile Wayit and Yashar Shohret paid, and the need for a unified solidarity movement.
uhrp.org/insights/rem...
Three years after the deadly Ürümchi fire, Zubayra Shamseden reflects on the price young Uyghurs like Kamile Wayit and Yashar Shohret paid, and the need for a unified solidarity movement.
uhrp.org/insights/rem...
Tomatoes and red dates are listed as "high-priority" sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
This designation indicates that these entities have "a higher risk of forced labor" from the Uyghur Region.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
This designation indicates that these entities have "a higher risk of forced labor" from the Uyghur Region.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force Release of the 2025 Update to the UFLPA Strategy
WASHINGTON — Today, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) published its annual updates to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
ustr.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Tomatoes and red dates are listed as "high-priority" sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
This designation indicates that these entities have "a higher risk of forced labor" from the Uyghur Region.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
This designation indicates that these entities have "a higher risk of forced labor" from the Uyghur Region.
ustr.gov/about/policy...
In another case, Chinese logistics firm said the Paris route will allow "French red wine and Xinjiang red dates to meet on the shelves."
Although cargo contents are unclear, Nuzigum Setiwaldi in 2022 found forced labor risks with Uyghur Region red dates.
uhrp.org/report/fruit...
Although cargo contents are unclear, Nuzigum Setiwaldi in 2022 found forced labor risks with Uyghur Region red dates.
uhrp.org/report/fruit...
Fruits of Uyghur Forced Labor: Sanctioned Products on American Grocery Store Shelves
UHRP has found that 20 percent of red dates in the global supply chain are likely tainted by Uyghur forced labor.
uhrp.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In another case, Chinese logistics firm said the Paris route will allow "French red wine and Xinjiang red dates to meet on the shelves."
Although cargo contents are unclear, Nuzigum Setiwaldi in 2022 found forced labor risks with Uyghur Region red dates.
uhrp.org/report/fruit...
Although cargo contents are unclear, Nuzigum Setiwaldi in 2022 found forced labor risks with Uyghur Region red dates.
uhrp.org/report/fruit...
State media from August note that: "New air cargo routes for fruits and vegetables are also planned for Southeast Asia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Europe."
english.news.cn/20250817/cb2...
english.news.cn/20250817/cb2...
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
State media from August note that: "New air cargo routes for fruits and vegetables are also planned for Southeast Asia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Europe."
english.news.cn/20250817/cb2...
english.news.cn/20250817/cb2...
Following their investigation (and reporting from the BBC),
@amykazmin.bsky.social found China’s exports of tomato paste to Italy collapsed in 2025.
The new routes could be a way to find additional exports markets.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
@amykazmin.bsky.social found China’s exports of tomato paste to Italy collapsed in 2025.
The new routes could be a way to find additional exports markets.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
China left with tomato paste mountain as sales to Italy collapse
Dramatic slump in imports this year hailed by champion of Italian ingredients as an ‘important victory’
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Following their investigation (and reporting from the BBC),
@amykazmin.bsky.social found China’s exports of tomato paste to Italy collapsed in 2025.
The new routes could be a way to find additional exports markets.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
@amykazmin.bsky.social found China’s exports of tomato paste to Italy collapsed in 2025.
The new routes could be a way to find additional exports markets.
www.ft.com/content/deea...
🍅 In a striking example, state media announcing a Dubai route show customs officials inspecting "ChalkiS" tomatoes at the Ürümchi airport.
@adrianzenz.bsky.social & I-Lin Lin have shown how ChalkiS is connected to forced labor, coercive land transfers, and the "Becoming Family" program.
@adrianzenz.bsky.social & I-Lin Lin have shown how ChalkiS is connected to forced labor, coercive land transfers, and the "Becoming Family" program.
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🍅 In a striking example, state media announcing a Dubai route show customs officials inspecting "ChalkiS" tomatoes at the Ürümchi airport.
@adrianzenz.bsky.social & I-Lin Lin have shown how ChalkiS is connected to forced labor, coercive land transfers, and the "Becoming Family" program.
@adrianzenz.bsky.social & I-Lin Lin have shown how ChalkiS is connected to forced labor, coercive land transfers, and the "Becoming Family" program.
The majority of total flights continue to stream into the 🇬🇧 UK, likely unchecked for forced labor.
In addition to direct flights to London (STN), Bournemouth (BOH), and Cardiff (CWL), new routes take goods to Birmingham (BHX) and the East Midlands Airport (EMA).
In addition to direct flights to London (STN), Bournemouth (BOH), and Cardiff (CWL), new routes take goods to Birmingham (BHX) and the East Midlands Airport (EMA).
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The majority of total flights continue to stream into the 🇬🇧 UK, likely unchecked for forced labor.
In addition to direct flights to London (STN), Bournemouth (BOH), and Cardiff (CWL), new routes take goods to Birmingham (BHX) and the East Midlands Airport (EMA).
In addition to direct flights to London (STN), Bournemouth (BOH), and Cardiff (CWL), new routes take goods to Birmingham (BHX) and the East Midlands Airport (EMA).
Flight data shows several indirect flights landing in Brussels, after a short stop, from Ürümchi.
Flights landing in EU cities should raise concerns with European lawmakers ahead of the Forced Labour Regulation coming into effect in 2027.
Flights landing in EU cities should raise concerns with European lawmakers ahead of the Forced Labour Regulation coming into effect in 2027.
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Flight data shows several indirect flights landing in Brussels, after a short stop, from Ürümchi.
Flights landing in EU cities should raise concerns with European lawmakers ahead of the Forced Labour Regulation coming into effect in 2027.
Flights landing in EU cities should raise concerns with European lawmakers ahead of the Forced Labour Regulation coming into effect in 2027.
NEW research by @peterirwin.bsky.social for UHRP #Insights💡
Building on July research, Irwin finds cargo flights from Ürümchi to Europe increasing, with more carriers to new destinations.
New routes fly directly to 🇫🇷 Paris and Lyon.
uhrp.org/insights/fro...
Building on July research, Irwin finds cargo flights from Ürümchi to Europe increasing, with more carriers to new destinations.
New routes fly directly to 🇫🇷 Paris and Lyon.
uhrp.org/insights/fro...
From Ürümchi to Paris and Brussels: The Spread of Uyghur Region Air Cargo Across Europe - Uyghur Human Rights Project
November 24, 2025 A UHRP Insights column by Peter Irwin, Associate Director for Research and Advocacy In July 2025, I warned in research with Henryk Szadziewski, UHRP Director of Research, about new a...
uhrp.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW research by @peterirwin.bsky.social for UHRP #Insights💡
Building on July research, Irwin finds cargo flights from Ürümchi to Europe increasing, with more carriers to new destinations.
New routes fly directly to 🇫🇷 Paris and Lyon.
uhrp.org/insights/fro...
Building on July research, Irwin finds cargo flights from Ürümchi to Europe increasing, with more carriers to new destinations.
New routes fly directly to 🇫🇷 Paris and Lyon.
uhrp.org/insights/fro...
UHRP Event Today (CN language) ➡️
🕚 11:00 a.m. EST
📍 Online (see link for details)
🗣️Ma Ju, a Hui Islamic scholar, advocate, activist
🗣️Li Fangping, human rights lawyer who represented Ilham Tohti and many others
Event organized by @zubayra.bsky.social
chinese.uhrp.org/event/%e4%b8...
🕚 11:00 a.m. EST
📍 Online (see link for details)
🗣️Ma Ju, a Hui Islamic scholar, advocate, activist
🗣️Li Fangping, human rights lawyer who represented Ilham Tohti and many others
Event organized by @zubayra.bsky.social
chinese.uhrp.org/event/%e4%b8...
中共严惩冯斯瑜，窒息汉人对维吾尔人的支持? - Uyghur Human Rights Project
日期：2025年11月24日，星期一时间：美国东部时间上午11:00至中午12:00请在维吾尔人权项目的领英、…
chinese.uhrp.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
UHRP Event Today (CN language) ➡️
🕚 11:00 a.m. EST
📍 Online (see link for details)
🗣️Ma Ju, a Hui Islamic scholar, advocate, activist
🗣️Li Fangping, human rights lawyer who represented Ilham Tohti and many others
Event organized by @zubayra.bsky.social
chinese.uhrp.org/event/%e4%b8...
🕚 11:00 a.m. EST
📍 Online (see link for details)
🗣️Ma Ju, a Hui Islamic scholar, advocate, activist
🗣️Li Fangping, human rights lawyer who represented Ilham Tohti and many others
Event organized by @zubayra.bsky.social
chinese.uhrp.org/event/%e4%b8...
Urgewald research shows China developing 21 coal-chemical facilities, many in the Uyghur Region.
Such facilities convert coal into fuels + industrial chemicals like synthetic gas, methanol, and plastics through highly energy-intensive processing.
www.urgewald.org/en/medien/gc...
Such facilities convert coal into fuels + industrial chemicals like synthetic gas, methanol, and plastics through highly energy-intensive processing.
www.urgewald.org/en/medien/gc...
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Urgewald research shows China developing 21 coal-chemical facilities, many in the Uyghur Region.
Such facilities convert coal into fuels + industrial chemicals like synthetic gas, methanol, and plastics through highly energy-intensive processing.
www.urgewald.org/en/medien/gc...
Such facilities convert coal into fuels + industrial chemicals like synthetic gas, methanol, and plastics through highly energy-intensive processing.
www.urgewald.org/en/medien/gc...