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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."
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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...
🍅 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.
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...
See their April research on dramatic 📈 increase in international hotel chains in the Uyghur region.
Major chains Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, Wyndham all operating amidst atrocities, some directly connected to abuses.
uhrp.org/report/it-do...
Major chains Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, Wyndham all operating amidst atrocities, some directly connected to abuses.
uhrp.org/report/it-do...
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
See their April research on dramatic 📈 increase in international hotel chains in the Uyghur region.
Major chains Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, Wyndham all operating amidst atrocities, some directly connected to abuses.
uhrp.org/report/it-do...
Major chains Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, Wyndham all operating amidst atrocities, some directly connected to abuses.
uhrp.org/report/it-do...
The @adb.org awarded A$246 million in contracts to Chinese conglomerate TBEA, a company linked to Uyghur forced labor and cooperation with the sanctioned Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/asian-d...
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/asian-d...
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The @adb.org awarded A$246 million in contracts to Chinese conglomerate TBEA, a company linked to Uyghur forced labor and cooperation with the sanctioned Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/asian-d...
www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/asian-d...
⚡ Ryan Bourke (@theheraldsun.bsky.social) reports Victoria’s gov’t approved a AUS$453m battery deal with Trina Solar, despite links to Uyghur forced labour.
Uyghur community leaders in Australia called it a betrayal.
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Uyghur community leaders in Australia called it a betrayal.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
⚡ Ryan Bourke (@theheraldsun.bsky.social) reports Victoria’s gov’t approved a AUS$453m battery deal with Trina Solar, despite links to Uyghur forced labour.
Uyghur community leaders in Australia called it a betrayal.
t.co/xC7EpLB23Y
Uyghur community leaders in Australia called it a betrayal.
t.co/xC7EpLB23Y
🎙️ Iris Hsu @radiotaiwan.nzcow.com speaks with @jewherilham.bsky.social, daughter of imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, about his life sentence and her determination to continue advocating for her father and the Uyghur people.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🎙️ Iris Hsu @radiotaiwan.nzcow.com speaks with @jewherilham.bsky.social, daughter of imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, about his life sentence and her determination to continue advocating for her father and the Uyghur people.
rti.org.tw/en/program?u...
rti.org.tw/en/program?u...
📰 Issue 6 of the #UyghurReader is out!
🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (August 7–20)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social @peterirwin.bsky.social @zubayra.bsky.social
🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (August 7–20)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social @peterirwin.bsky.social @zubayra.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📰 Issue 6 of the #UyghurReader is out!
🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (August 7–20)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social @peterirwin.bsky.social @zubayra.bsky.social
🧵 A biweekly roundup highlighting essential reporting + analysis on the Uyghur crisis (August 7–20)—curated by
@henrykszad.bsky.social @peterirwin.bsky.social @zubayra.bsky.social
Goods on flights include textiles, electronics, footwear, and agri-products (all sectors linked to Uyghur forced labor).
August 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Goods on flights include textiles, electronics, footwear, and agri-products (all sectors linked to Uyghur forced labor).
We found a surge in cargo flights, from nearly none in early 2024 to 40+ per week in mid-2025.
Cargo planes fly direct to London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Bucharest, and Budapest; and indirect to cities including Athens, Leipzig, Liège, Vienna, Tallinn, Zurich.
Cargo planes fly direct to London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Bucharest, and Budapest; and indirect to cities including Athens, Leipzig, Liège, Vienna, Tallinn, Zurich.
August 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
We found a surge in cargo flights, from nearly none in early 2024 to 40+ per week in mid-2025.
Cargo planes fly direct to London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Bucharest, and Budapest; and indirect to cities including Athens, Leipzig, Liège, Vienna, Tallinn, Zurich.
Cargo planes fly direct to London, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Bucharest, and Budapest; and indirect to cities including Athens, Leipzig, Liège, Vienna, Tallinn, Zurich.
Cargo flights fly direct from Ürümchi to:
Bucharest 🇷🇴
Budapest 🇭🇺
London, Bournemouth, Cardiff 🇬🇧
Indirect to:
Athens 🇬🇷
Debrecen 🇭🇺
Leipzig 🇩🇪
Liège 🇧🇪
Vienna 🇦🇹
Tallinn 🇪🇪
Zurich 🇨🇭
And sporadic flights to:
Madrid, Zaragoza 🇪🇸
Dublin 🇮🇪
Örebro 🇸🇪
Prague 🇨🇿
Birmingham 🇬🇧
Bucharest 🇷🇴
Budapest 🇭🇺
London, Bournemouth, Cardiff 🇬🇧
Indirect to:
Athens 🇬🇷
Debrecen 🇭🇺
Leipzig 🇩🇪
Liège 🇧🇪
Vienna 🇦🇹
Tallinn 🇪🇪
Zurich 🇨🇭
And sporadic flights to:
Madrid, Zaragoza 🇪🇸
Dublin 🇮🇪
Örebro 🇸🇪
Prague 🇨🇿
Birmingham 🇬🇧
July 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Cargo flights fly direct from Ürümchi to:
Bucharest 🇷🇴
Budapest 🇭🇺
London, Bournemouth, Cardiff 🇬🇧
Indirect to:
Athens 🇬🇷
Debrecen 🇭🇺
Leipzig 🇩🇪
Liège 🇧🇪
Vienna 🇦🇹
Tallinn 🇪🇪
Zurich 🇨🇭
And sporadic flights to:
Madrid, Zaragoza 🇪🇸
Dublin 🇮🇪
Örebro 🇸🇪
Prague 🇨🇿
Birmingham 🇬🇧
Bucharest 🇷🇴
Budapest 🇭🇺
London, Bournemouth, Cardiff 🇬🇧
Indirect to:
Athens 🇬🇷
Debrecen 🇭🇺
Leipzig 🇩🇪
Liège 🇧🇪
Vienna 🇦🇹
Tallinn 🇪🇪
Zurich 🇨🇭
And sporadic flights to:
Madrid, Zaragoza 🇪🇸
Dublin 🇮🇪
Örebro 🇸🇪
Prague 🇨🇿
Birmingham 🇬🇧
Air cargo flights from the Uyghur Region to Europe went from virtually none to 40+ every week from June 2024 to May 2025, according to the analysis.
Nine cargo carriers operated regular flights in that period (some direct, others indirect) through Central Asia and Turkey.
Nine cargo carriers operated regular flights in that period (some direct, others indirect) through Central Asia and Turkey.
July 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Air cargo flights from the Uyghur Region to Europe went from virtually none to 40+ every week from June 2024 to May 2025, according to the analysis.
Nine cargo carriers operated regular flights in that period (some direct, others indirect) through Central Asia and Turkey.
Nine cargo carriers operated regular flights in that period (some direct, others indirect) through Central Asia and Turkey.
📊 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...
July 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
📊 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...
Participation in highly managed state tours of the Uyghur Region is not a neutral act.
It contributes to the Chinese government's disinformation strategy—one that aims to reframe the region as harmonious and revitalized as a result of state policies.
It contributes to the Chinese government's disinformation strategy—one that aims to reframe the region as harmonious and revitalized as a result of state policies.
July 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Participation in highly managed state tours of the Uyghur Region is not a neutral act.
It contributes to the Chinese government's disinformation strategy—one that aims to reframe the region as harmonious and revitalized as a result of state policies.
It contributes to the Chinese government's disinformation strategy—one that aims to reframe the region as harmonious and revitalized as a result of state policies.
⛏️ Major reporting by Global Rights Compliance links global brands like Coca-Cola and Avon to forced labor in the Uyghur Region via critical minerals.
These minerals—titanium, lithium, beryllium, and magnesium—end up in everything from cars to cosmetics.
globalrightscompliance.org/cm/
These minerals—titanium, lithium, beryllium, and magnesium—end up in everything from cars to cosmetics.
globalrightscompliance.org/cm/
June 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
⛏️ Major reporting by Global Rights Compliance links global brands like Coca-Cola and Avon to forced labor in the Uyghur Region via critical minerals.
These minerals—titanium, lithium, beryllium, and magnesium—end up in everything from cars to cosmetics.
globalrightscompliance.org/cm/
These minerals—titanium, lithium, beryllium, and magnesium—end up in everything from cars to cosmetics.
globalrightscompliance.org/cm/
🇬🇧 UK Parliamentarians send joint letter to #IHG over presence in the Uyghur Region amid atrocity crimes.
Nine members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China call on IHG to explain expansion, urging the company to reassess operations.
uhrp.org/statement/uh...
Nine members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China call on IHG to explain expansion, urging the company to reassess operations.
uhrp.org/statement/uh...
May 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🇬🇧 UK Parliamentarians send joint letter to #IHG over presence in the Uyghur Region amid atrocity crimes.
Nine members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China call on IHG to explain expansion, urging the company to reassess operations.
uhrp.org/statement/uh...
Nine members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China call on IHG to explain expansion, urging the company to reassess operations.
uhrp.org/statement/uh...
🆕 New UHRP research on dramatic 📈 increase in int'l hotels chains in the Uyghur region—by @peterirwin.bsky.social, @henrykszad.bsky.social, and Ben Carrdus.
Major 🏨 chains all operating amidst atrocities.
📊 uhrp.org/report/it-does-matter-where-you-stay-international-hotel-chains-in-east-turkistan
Major 🏨 chains all operating amidst atrocities.
📊 uhrp.org/report/it-does-matter-where-you-stay-international-hotel-chains-in-east-turkistan
April 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🆕 New UHRP research on dramatic 📈 increase in int'l hotels chains in the Uyghur region—by @peterirwin.bsky.social, @henrykszad.bsky.social, and Ben Carrdus.
Major 🏨 chains all operating amidst atrocities.
📊 uhrp.org/report/it-does-matter-where-you-stay-international-hotel-chains-in-east-turkistan
Major 🏨 chains all operating amidst atrocities.
📊 uhrp.org/report/it-does-matter-where-you-stay-international-hotel-chains-in-east-turkistan
On February 5, 1997, Chinese security forces opened fire on Uyghurs peacefully protesting a crackdown on a burgeoning civil society movement.
The Ghulja Massacre is a tragic reminder of the ongoing repression of Uyghurs.
#GhuljaMassacre
The Ghulja Massacre is a tragic reminder of the ongoing repression of Uyghurs.
#GhuljaMassacre
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
On February 5, 1997, Chinese security forces opened fire on Uyghurs peacefully protesting a crackdown on a burgeoning civil society movement.
The Ghulja Massacre is a tragic reminder of the ongoing repression of Uyghurs.
#GhuljaMassacre
The Ghulja Massacre is a tragic reminder of the ongoing repression of Uyghurs.
#GhuljaMassacre
In 2023, @uyghurproject.bsky.social's Senior Researcher Ben Carrdus examined UNHCR's record on Uyghurs over the years.
UNHCR is mandated to provide protection and assistance, and seek "permanent solutions" for refugees and asylum-seekers.
UNHCR is mandated to provide protection and assistance, and seek "permanent solutions" for refugees and asylum-seekers.
January 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In 2023, @uyghurproject.bsky.social's Senior Researcher Ben Carrdus examined UNHCR's record on Uyghurs over the years.
UNHCR is mandated to provide protection and assistance, and seek "permanent solutions" for refugees and asylum-seekers.
UNHCR is mandated to provide protection and assistance, and seek "permanent solutions" for refugees and asylum-seekers.
The Kashgar subzone of the Xinjiang Pilot FTZ represents a "space of exception," where the conditions of labor should come under scrutiny. Given the involvement of the Third Division of the XPCC, coerced labor in the supply chain running through the FTZ is likely.
December 10, 2024 at 4:57 PM
The Kashgar subzone of the Xinjiang Pilot FTZ represents a "space of exception," where the conditions of labor should come under scrutiny. Given the involvement of the Third Division of the XPCC, coerced labor in the supply chain running through the FTZ is likely.
China has tried for years to transform the region into an export-driven manufacturing hub through initiatives like Open up the Northwest (1990s), Western Development (2000s), and the Belt and Road Initiative (2010s), but FTZs are a newer development.
December 10, 2024 at 4:57 PM
China has tried for years to transform the region into an export-driven manufacturing hub through initiatives like Open up the Northwest (1990s), Western Development (2000s), and the Belt and Road Initiative (2010s), but FTZs are a newer development.
⚡ A 2021 report by @henrykszad.bsky.social was recently featured on the @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary "China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping."
December 5, 2024 at 9:15 PM
⚡ A 2021 report by @henrykszad.bsky.social was recently featured on the @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary "China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping."