Adrian Zenz
@adrianzenz.bsky.social
Director in China Studies, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Research focus: Xinjiang, Tibet, authoritarian repression, re-education internment, ILO, Uyghur / state-imposed forced labor, OSINT. https://victimsofcommunism.org/leader/adrian-zenz-phd
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Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism.
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism.
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism.
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Next week we hold our annual China Forum in Washington, DC, with panels on Transnational Repression, Uyghur forced labor, responding to China's global agenda, and the rising challenge of techno-authoritarianism.
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
Registration link and list of speakers below: 👇
At #APSA2025 in Vancouver, I was privileged to present papers on Investigative Policy Analysis, the research methodology I use to uncover Xinjiang's policies, and on the information-coercion nexus in authoritarian repression. The venue featured stunning panoramic views.
September 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
At #APSA2025 in Vancouver, I was privileged to present papers on Investigative Policy Analysis, the research methodology I use to uncover Xinjiang's policies, and on the information-coercion nexus in authoritarian repression. The venue featured stunning panoramic views.
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Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Systemic Coercion, Forced Labor, and Land Grabbing in Xinjiang's Agricultural Sector:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
Our recent research report provides a detailed analysis of the systemic, state-imposed forced labor present throughout Xinjiang's agricultural sector. THREAD:
The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak
Powerful op-ed by Rahima Mahmut: "despite the outcry that followed, despite the condemnations and calls for justice, we have seen very little in the way of concrete action"
bitterwinter.org/the-cost-of-...
Powerful op-ed by Rahima Mahmut: "despite the outcry that followed, despite the condemnations and calls for justice, we have seen very little in the way of concrete action"
bitterwinter.org/the-cost-of-...
The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak
The Files should have generated robust policies against companies profiting from slave labour in the Uyghur region. In the UK, it did not happen.
bitterwinter.org
July 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Cost of Silence: Reflections Three Years After the Xinjiang Police Files Leak
Powerful op-ed by Rahima Mahmut: "despite the outcry that followed, despite the condemnations and calls for justice, we have seen very little in the way of concrete action"
bitterwinter.org/the-cost-of-...
Powerful op-ed by Rahima Mahmut: "despite the outcry that followed, despite the condemnations and calls for justice, we have seen very little in the way of concrete action"
bitterwinter.org/the-cost-of-...
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Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇
Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes.com @spiegel.de @tbij.bsky.social. THREAD: 👇
It was my privilege to write the foreword for "Unbroken", the testimony and story of @rushanabbas.bsky.social.
This powerful book details Rushan's activism and her inspiring fight for her imprisoned sister despite targeted smear campaigns and continued opposition. 🧵
This powerful book details Rushan's activism and her inspiring fight for her imprisoned sister despite targeted smear campaigns and continued opposition. 🧵
May 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It was my privilege to write the foreword for "Unbroken", the testimony and story of @rushanabbas.bsky.social.
This powerful book details Rushan's activism and her inspiring fight for her imprisoned sister despite targeted smear campaigns and continued opposition. 🧵
This powerful book details Rushan's activism and her inspiring fight for her imprisoned sister despite targeted smear campaigns and continued opposition. 🧵
It was my pleasure to contribute analysis and internal Chinese state documents to this important investigation.
#ChinaTargets —an investigation by @icij.org & 42 media partners in 30 countries—sheds new light on the vast scale of China's #TransnationalRepression and the feckless response of authorities in many nations where those who have been targeted now seek refuge. www.icij.org/investigatio...
Inside China’s machinery of repression — and how it crushes dissent around the world - ICIJ
Interviews with more than 100 victims in 23 countries, along with internal government documents, reveal the sinister tactics China uses to silence critics beyond its borders.
www.icij.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It was my pleasure to contribute analysis and internal Chinese state documents to this important investigation.
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Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social.
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social.
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social.
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
March 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today I joined a panel on Uyghur women's reproductive rights violations as a side event of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside @rushanabbas.bsky.social, @sophiedrich.bsky.social, organized by @cuyghurs.bsky.social.
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Related recent publication: www.cjlpa.org/post/sexual-...
Essay by @jwassers.bsky.social on the eerie parallels between Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs in 2015 and recently in 2025.
www.npr.org/2025/03/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/08/n...
Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago
Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.
www.npr.org
March 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Essay by @jwassers.bsky.social on the eerie parallels between Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs in 2015 and recently in 2025.
www.npr.org/2025/03/08/n...
www.npr.org/2025/03/08/n...
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Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China.
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Innovating Repression: Policy Experimentation and the Evolution of Beijing’s Re-Education Campaign in Xinjiang
This article argues that Beijing’s campaign of mass internment in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region evolved through a creative local policy experimentation process. This resulted in an ‘innovat...
www.tandfonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China.
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
February 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
February 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Devastating development: 40 Uyghurs have been sent from Thailand to Xinjiang where they face severe rights abuses.
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
China's embassy in Thailand posts pictures parading "Chinese illegal immigrants," claiming that after "fulfilling relevant legal procedures" they will be "returned to normal life."
Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China.
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Innovating Repression: Policy Experimentation and the Evolution of Beijing’s Re-Education Campaign in Xinjiang
This article argues that Beijing’s campaign of mass internment in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region evolved through a creative local policy experimentation process. This resulted in an ‘innovat...
www.tandfonline.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Pleased to see my latest work on the evolution of Xinjiang's mass re-education published in the Journal of Contemporary China.
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It draws on new internal state files & and witness accounts to assess the policy evolution of the mass internments between 2013-2018.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
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Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers.
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers.
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers.
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
February 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Important new report of ILO's Committee of Experts notes "widespread" forced labor in both Xinjiang and Tibet, affecting a wide range of industrial and agricultural sectors, and accompanied by land dispossession of ethnic farmers.
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Thread:
www.ilo.org/sites/defaul...
Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Major scandal in France as @decathlonfrance.bsky.social, the world's biggest sports equipment retailer, is linked to Uyghur forced labor.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
On undercover video, Chinese staff confirm use of Xinjiang cotton.
I supported this investigation with detailed research & analysis. Sources in thread.
Reposted by Adrian Zenz
My great grandfather, Sir James Wattie is rolling in his grave
A New Zealand household brand is implicated in Uyghur forced labor: Wattie's (Kraft Heinz) imported tomatoes from COFCO, a Xinjiang state-owned company involved in forced labor transfers.
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Beloved Kiwi company embroiled in forced labour controversy
One of NZ’s most trusted brands is accused of importing product tainted with forced labour.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
My great grandfather, Sir James Wattie is rolling in his grave
A New Zealand household brand is implicated in Uyghur forced labor: Wattie's (Kraft Heinz) imported tomatoes from COFCO, a Xinjiang state-owned company involved in forced labor transfers.
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Beloved Kiwi company embroiled in forced labour controversy
One of NZ’s most trusted brands is accused of importing product tainted with forced labour.
www.stuff.co.nz
January 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A New Zealand household brand is implicated in Uyghur forced labor: Wattie's (Kraft Heinz) imported tomatoes from COFCO, a Xinjiang state-owned company involved in forced labor transfers.
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
This is based on our recent research on Xinjiang's agricultural production.
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...
Urgent crisis: Uyghur refugees detained in Thailand say they are to be extradited to China — as a favor for Beijing over this year's 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China.
apnews.com/article/uygh...
apnews.com/article/uygh...
Uyghurs detained in Thailand say they face deportation and persecution in China
A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and tortur...
apnews.com
January 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Urgent crisis: Uyghur refugees detained in Thailand say they are to be extradited to China — as a favor for Beijing over this year's 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China.
apnews.com/article/uygh...
apnews.com/article/uygh...