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Rayhan E. Asat

@rayhanasat

Human rights lawyer & international law scholar @harvard_law. @uniofoxford alum. Senior Legal & Policy Advisor @atlanticcouncil; previously @yale

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🧵As the U.S. Agency for Global Media continues to withhold congressionally appropriated funds, authoritarians continue to jail their journalists. That dictators feel it necessary to jail Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America reporters speaks volumes about their value.

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We've done the statistical authentication for more village records from Yarkand County, this time for Azatbagh Village (shahit.biz/eng/vilinfo.ph…). The situation in this village was particularly bad, with the records (shahit.biz/supp/redactedd…) showing around 17.5% in detention.

We've done the statistical authentication for more village records from Yarkand County, this time for Azatbagh Village (shahit.biz/eng/vilinfo.ph…).

The situation in this village was particularly bad, with the records (shahit.biz/supp/redactedd…) showing around 17.5% in detention.
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As a human rights lawyer and sister of a political prisoner, may I remind President Donald J. Trump, JD Vance & Secretary Marco Rubio that there are thousands of political prisoners in Iran who are locked up. For a populated city, people are either imprisoned or trapped. They can’t just evacuate. Also it’s

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She is a Kiwi #Uyghur scholar whose brother is imprisoned by china. Please don’t diminish her success and address her appropriately. Second New Zealand PM can negotiate and be an advocate for her brother’s release. Too many families are torn apart by China newsroom.co.nz/2025/06/17/if-…

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NYT: “Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, groups linked to the Chinese government have repeatedly hacked Russian companies and government agencies in an apparent search for military secrets, according to cyberanalysts.” Megha Rajagopalan nytimes.com/2025/06/19/wor…

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Staff used walkie-talkies from Hytera, a Chinese firm that admitted conspiring to steal trade secrets. A display featured tech from iFlytek, a U.S.-sanctioned company tied to Uyghur repression. Here's what we saw at China pavilion's at #OsakaWorldExpo restofworld.org/2025/osaka-exp…

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I am pleased to announce that the Court of Cassation, Argentina's highest criminal court, has ruled in favour of our Universal Jurisdiction case for crimes against humanity and genocide for World Uyghur Congress World Uyghur Congress, the Uyghur Human Rights Project Uyghur Human Rights Project,

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💔 The indescribable and unimaginable pain. To me, she’s no different than my mother. How could the world be so indifferent to innocent Palestinians who have nothing to do with Hamas and wanna have everyday lives like the rest of the world? The world must choose international law

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🇬🇧 There are numerous authoritarian regimes globally that exhibit extreme cruelty, ranging from Iran to Russia. Even Iran has released dozens of political prisoners in response to international pressure. However, the Chinese Communist government stands apart in its level of

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There are numerous authoritarian regimes globally that exhibit extreme cruelty, ranging from Iran to Russia. Even Iran has released dozens of political prisoners in response to international pressure. However, the Chinese Communist government stands apart in its level of
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Over the years, I've met many professionals from the State Department while trying to secure Ekpar's release & addressing the #Uyghur genocide, and some have become lifelong friends. Most are wonderful individuals dedicated to promoting US interests through diplomacy while

Over the years, I've met many professionals from the State Department while trying to secure Ekpar's release & addressing the #Uyghur genocide, and some have become lifelong friends. Most are wonderful individuals dedicated to promoting US interests through diplomacy while