
Michael Caster
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Head of Global China Program w/ @article19org. Cofounder/advisor @SafeguardDefend. Formerly @crdefenders. Other stuff. He/him. @ mcaster. bsky. social
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House of Lords UK Parliament Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) Rahima Mahmut World Uyghur Congress Colin Brazier Sarah Ludford 🇬🇧 🇮🇪🇪🇺 🇺🇦 Susan Williams Baroness Helena Kennedy KC Chris Rennard 🔶💙🇺🇦 Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 Iain Duncan Smith MP Chingford & Woodford Green .ARTICLE 19 calls on Secretary of State Lisa Nandy MP to suspend the Telegraph acquisition pending a full & independent investigation, which should be informed by an understanding of how China engages in foreign state influence operations. Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) article19.org/resources/uk-h…

NYT: “Chinese Officers Questioned U.S. Government Employee About His Army Service—The man, a U.S. citizen, is barred from leaving China by the Ministry of State Security, the country’s main intelligence and counterintelligence agency.” Edward Wong nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/…



Brace yourselves for today. If the government doesn’t announce the 🇨🇳 mega embassy decision today, it likely won’t be until September. Meanwhile the House of Lords votes later on allowing foreign governments to own 15% of UK newspapers. 🚩🚩🚩 article19.org/resources/uk-h…

Important from Alicia Chen on impact of #Boston jury decision to acquit a man accused of being a #China agent despite strong evidence of him harassing & intimidating The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation's Frances Hui 許穎婷 & other #HongKong democracy activists #TransnationalRepression bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/opi…




Procurement and deployment of artificial intelligence must be aligned with human rights: UN experts UNWGBiz&Human Rights warn, calling for urgent global cooperation to prevent abuses & ensure access to remedy for any AI-related #HumanRights violations. #HRC59





Have never been prouder of the Amnesty International team for bring this together. Even in Chinese, the message to EU leaders is clear: ignoring widespread human rights violations in favor of watered down language and “win-win” aspirations fails those targeted by China’s repression.

We got lots of great questions from China Digital Times, including how we picked the title of our graphic novel, YOU MUST TAKE PART IN REVOLUTION. Here's 巴丢草 Bad ї ucao's response. 🔗 Read the full interview here: bit.ly/cdt-revolution



