Chinese government imposes suspended death sentence and life imprisonment for writing Chinese government-approved textbook

Yes, you read that right. Uyghurs have been sentenced to death (suspended, which usually means eventual commutation to life imprisonment)…

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Statement by sanctioned scholar Jo Smith Finley

Dr. Jo Smith Finley, a Reader in Chinese Studies at Newcastle University, is one of the nine UK citizens recently…

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China v. Zenz: the lawsuit

The latest news [Reuters in English | Xinhua in Chinese] is that unidentified companies from Xinjiang have—no doubt at state…

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The Economist on Xinjiang: don’t call it genocide

The Economist just published a leader headlined “‘Genocide’ is the wrong word for the horrors of Xinjiang”. Here’s why I…

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The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s decision on China and Xinjiang: “no basis to proceed”

The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC has determined that there is “no basis to proceed” against China on…

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Recognizing those who have helped expose what’s going on in Xinjiang

Gady Epstein of The Economist follows up on The Economist’s cover story about Xinjiang with a Twitter thread here [permanent…

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“High quality” Uyghur labor traded on Baidu

Here’s a recent tweet from Prof. Timothy Grose. I’m posting the accompanying pictures below. “High quality” Uyghur labor virtually traded…

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Question for the media: Why won’t you touch forced organ harvesting?

I was struck by a news report yesterday from the Associated Press: “UK public tribunal to probe Uighur genocide allegations“.…

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Important new article on the Xinjiang detentions

Adrian Zenz, perhaps the one person more responsible than any other for bringing the Xinjiang detentions to the attention of…

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More on the legal aspects of the Xinjiang detentions

Last October, I posted a piece on the Lawfare blog about legal aspects—under Chinese domestic law—of the Xinjiang detentions. Earlier…

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