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Rachel Harris
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Ethnomusicology, sound studies, heritage, Uyghur expressive and religious culture, https://www.maqamproject.uk

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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Dec 5
Sharing some of the activities going on around our research project Maqām beyond Nation www.maqamproject.uk/category/eve...
Events – Maqam Beyond Nation
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Aug 10
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‘I’m retired, and I’m not scared’: hundreds arrested at Palestine Action protest – video
The Guardian spoke to protesters and bystanders in Parliament Square, London, at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Jun 29
Kneecap at Glastonbury 🙂

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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · May 26
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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The Guardian @theguardian.com · May 13
Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade
Food security experts warn Gaza at ‘critical risk of famine’ amid Israeli blockade
Report by UN-backed consortium of specialists tells of ‘major deterioration’ since its last assessment in October * Middle East crisis – live updates Gaza is at “critical risk of famine”, food security experts have warned, 10 weeks after Israel imposed a blockade on the devastated Palestinian territory, cutting off all supplies including food, medicine, shelter and fuel. In its most recent report, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said on Monday there had been a “major deterioration” in the food security situation in Gaza since its last assessment in October 2024 and that Palestinians living there faced “a critical risk of famine”. Continue reading...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · May 13
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
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Apr 18
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Mar 22
RIP Radio Free Asia
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Mar 16
Feeling extremely sad for the wonderful journalists in the Uyghur service who suffered so much for their reporting
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Mar 16
Just one more tragedy in the orgy of destruction

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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Mar 16
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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.
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Rachel Harris @rachelaharris.bsky.social · Mar 3
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.
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Darren Byler @dbyler.bsky.social · Jan 19
More details here: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/w...
Fearing Deportation, Uyghurs Held in Thailand Go on Hunger Strike (Gift Article)
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.
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nyrolaelima.bsky.social @nyrolaelima.bsky.social · Jan 19
❗️❗️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.
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David Stroup @davidstroup.bsky.social · Jan 9
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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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · Dec 5
1/5 A groundbreaking Amnesty report published today concludes Israeli authorities are committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. www.amnesty.org.uk/genocide-rep...
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · Dec 4
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 “...
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