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Rachel Harris
@rachelaharris.bsky.social
Ethnomusicology, sound studies, heritage, Uyghur expressive and religious culture, https://www.maqamproject.uk
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Kneecap at Glastonbury 🙂
June 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
No arts venue should play host to arms dealers. Yet Kings Place is planning to host a ‘Defence In Space’ conference in October, sponsored by Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin make F-35 fighter planes for the Israeli military.

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Open letter to Kings Place about hosting arms manufacturer-sponsored Defence in Space conference
#KingsPlaceUnwrapped We call upon Kings Place and its commercial arm, Green & Fortune, to cancel the Lockheed Martin-sponsored arms-industry conference, Defence In Space, on October 28th and 29th, 20...
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May 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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The UN is urging Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza, warning that the entire population faces famine risk as food insecurity reaches catastrophic levels.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/2nx363
May 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
March 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
RIP Radio Free Asia
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rfa.org
March 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
A great job opportunity in Uyghur studies at UBC asia.ubc.ca/job-opportun...
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Central Asian Studies - Department of Asian Studies
Applications to close on April 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm PDT.
asia.ubc.ca
March 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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❗️❗️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.
January 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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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...
Sheffield Uni Needs East Asian Studies!
The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...
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January 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
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a Uyghur singer-songwriter committed to creating music in his mother tongue, Yashar Shohret took part in a 'white paper' gathering in Chengdu and was arrested twice since then, charged with 'extremism'. translated from an article originally published by WOMEN我们 open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...
Yashar Shohret: Chengdu’s “white paper youth” disappears for the second time
A singer striving to create music in his mother tongue, Yashar’s fledgling independent career was abruptly interrupted by Chinese state surveillance. In the spring of 2023, he released a song titled “...
open.substack.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Sharing some of the activities going on around our research project Maqām beyond Nation www.maqamproject.uk/category/eve...
Events – Maqam Beyond Nation
www.maqamproject.uk
December 5, 2024 at 11:17 PM