Singer, translator, human rights activist. Executive Director @UyghurStop. Tweets in a personal capacity.
London, England
Joined July 2017
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Happy Eid ❤️
There will come a day when we celebrate Eid in our homeland of East Turkistan for which we all fight and pray!
Live recording from a casual Uyghur dance performance at the Kurultaj 2018, Bugac, Hungary. @UyghurProject @lukedepulford @UyghurCongress @benedictrogers
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‼️ IPAC UK secures legal protection for transnational repression victims.
Following @DavidAltonHL's amendment to prevent data sharing with China, the government will prohibit data sharing outside the EEA & 5 Eyes.
Unamended, the Bill risked sensitive data being shared with 🇨🇳
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Every bill is a China bill! This one needed amendment because, without it, we’d have ended up sending sensitive data to the CCP.
Huge congrats to @jayapathak_ and a long list of IPAC members who made this happen. 5th law change in the UK since founding.
‼️ IPAC UK secures legal protection for transnational repression victims.
Following @DavidAltonHL's amendment to prevent data sharing with China, the government will prohibit data sharing outside the EEA & 5 Eyes.
Unamended, the Bill risked sensitive data being shared with 🇨🇳
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Just think of how many #humanrights crimes—by those purged and those doing the purging—go unaddressed under #China #XiJinping.
‘Pull Out the Sick Trees’: Xi’s Constant Purges Pave Way for Next Term nytimes.com/2026/10/26/world… via @NYTimes
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Trying something new - my op-Ed in the @washingtonpost is based off extensive reporting on Uyghurs in Syria, and Beijing’s chance to break a cycle of violence washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Beneath the endless desert sands lie the buried memories of a people—Uyghur Films. Since September 2016, Uyghur books, films, and music videos were collected and destroyed. Fearing punishment for possessing people buried them in the desert. Wind uncovered them recently as you saw
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對抗中國官方宣傳的另一個手段是要求公司們遵守企業社會責任標準。例如，Nexstar 承諾「尋求真相，努力獨立、透明、不帶偏見地行事」。有人能合理地接受直接在新聞網站上發布中國官方媒體內容（甚至還不提及其來源）算是符合這些標準嗎？
來自中國官方媒體的文章就應該被標記出來，讓大眾能夠辨別他們正在閱讀的內容之來源。這是一項基本責任，但獲得媒體公司們目前並未履行這項責任。更好的做法是，《金融時報》、《今日美國》（USA Today）和《洛杉磯時報》等媒體應該停止發布其《中國觀察》插頁。
在中國政府監禁維吾爾記者並騷擾外國記者的時候，海外媒體機構不應該協助其政權傳播有關維吾爾人的中共黨國官方宣傳。
chinese.uhrp.org/insights/%e…
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Schon erstaunlich, dass meine Sorge vor Chinas Aufrüstung ein so großes Echo hervorruft. Hier scheinen einige vergessen zu haben, dass Generalsekretär Xi Jinping bis heute die Option nicht ausgeschlossen hat, Taiwan militärisch zu annektieren. theguardian.com/world/2019/j…
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Spoke at the launch of the excellent @ipac China Audit this evening in @UKParliament and suggested it should be sent to all Members of @HouseofCommons and @UKHouseofLords Chaired by @MPIainDS it was good to hear a variety of voices raised - including @TomTugendhat @Meg_HillierMP and @ChrisLawSNP - all highlighting the multiple threats posed by the CCP regime. Read here: xitter.cf/ipacglobal/status/2110…
Today, IPAC launches the “UK-China Audit: A New Parliamentary Consensus.”
Endorsed by frontbench lawmakers from every major UK opposition party and senior government MPs, the audit expresses the parliamentary consensus on the UK-China relationship.
🔗 Audit: ipac.global/campaigns/ipac-l…
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This document is the fruit of six years of consensus building on China. Over 50 debates in the UK alone, countless interventions, and a hell of a lot of graft, Parliament (and the public) have a new consensus. Only the government lags behind. But not for long.
Today, IPAC launches the “UK-China Audit: A New Parliamentary Consensus.”
Endorsed by frontbench lawmakers from every major UK opposition party and senior government MPs, the audit expresses the parliamentary consensus on the UK-China relationship.
🔗 Audit: ipac.global/campaigns/ipac-l…
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong turns 30 today, behind bars.
The outstanding campaigner of his generation, Joshua merely advocated for what was promised Hong Kong. He faces compound prosecutions for his effective, peaceful work.
Leave him a greeting:
freejoshuawong.uk
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Times report on IPAC’s audit of UK/China relations, backed by the front-benches of every major opposition party in the UK, and senior government MPs.
Published in full on Wednesday.
👀
thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
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Who is Gulchehra Hoja, the Uyghur journalist standing up to the Chinese regime? rsf.org/s/96247
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16 years ago today--feels like it was yesterday. Wrongfully detained #China #humanrights defender #LiuXiaobo won the @NobelPrize in 2010, then died in state custody in 2017 w/o adequate medical care. His legacy, and that of Charter 08, live on. @CHRDnet
nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/…
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Modern Slavery and tainted supply chains: Helpful response from Minister @AnasSarwar following up the failure to root out modern slavery from Government procurement -especially NHS - and following @HumanRightsCtte Inquiry & Report & @UKHouseofLords debate. Now arranging a meeting to track progress.
The debate on the @HumanRightsCtte report on modern day slavery and supply chains. Powerful and eloquent speeches from all sides demanding more urgent action to root out goods that are made by slave labour in places like Xinjiang and Congo - and which increase dangerous dependency on dictatorial regimes, compromise resilience and destroy British jobs.”
Watch / read my contribution here:
davidalton.net/2026/09/09/de…
@andyburnham @Ed_Miliband @KemiBadenoch @EdwardJDavey @Nigel_Farage @UKAntiSlavery
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In 26 September. Honoured to be invited by .Rahima Mahmut — a Uyghur Muslim activist whose beautiful voice carries the pain, strength, and spirit of her people. Her voice is a reminder that Uyghur identity, faith, and culture cannot be erased. 🕊️
#UyghurVoices #StandWithUyghurs
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1/ A book can become an act of resistance. How I Survived a Chinese ‘Re education’ Camp carries one Uyghur woman’s story of survival and a powerful reminder that no prison can erase a people’s identity, faith, or culture.
Her story must be heard.
#UyghurVoices #StandWithUyghur
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2/ Honoured to attend this beautiful event and meet the resilient Uyghur people. 🤍 Their strength and resistance through music and literature are inspiring.
We stand with Uyghurs and will continue to speak up for their voices. 🕊️
#UyghurVoices #StandWithUyghurs
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🚨REPORT LAUNCH: Join us as we reveal the links between national security and indoctrination in #HongKong classrooms, with a wide-ranging discussion on the impact of Ethnic Unity and Patriotic Education laws in 🇨🇳: forms.gle/5bnB45SmJFbqG6ca7
With our Head of Advocacy and Research, Thomas Benson, Patrons @natalieben and @DavidAltonHL, @MahmutRahima of @UyghurStop, and Kate Saunders of Tibet Watch.
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#China diplomat at @UNFAO says the not-so-quiet part out loud: “‘We are not going to allow you to play the game here of human rights,’ said Qu, a veteran Chinese agronomist.”
theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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‘Stand on the right side of history’:
Starbucks urged to close stores in China’s Xinjiang theguardian.com/business/202…
