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Magnus Fiskesjö

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I teach Anthropology & Asian studies @ Cornell University. Formerly Director, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, in Stockholm; Cultural Attaché, Swedish Embassy in Beijing; 2nd secretary Swedish embassy in Tokyo. Views my own.

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 27d

Updated bibliography on the Chinese government's mass atrocities against #Uyghur, #Kazakh & other peoples in #EastTurkistan/#Xinjiang since 2017:

uhrp.org/bibliography/

Now updated to: SEPT. 15, 2025.
Updates posted periodically.
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Bibliography - Uyghur Human Rights Project

For an extensive bibliography of many of the relevant new reports and academic works on the Uyghur issue, please see below or download the document. Compiled by Magnus Fiskesjö [[email protected]]. Las...

uhrp.org

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 18h

Fifth Digital Appeal to Free Gui Minhai.

Take part in the digital manifestation on October 17 which marks 10 years since Swedish publisher Gui Minhai was kidnapped and imprisoned in China.

Join in standing up for him: internationalpublishers.org/fifth-digita...

Fifth Digital Appeal to Free Gui Minhai – International Publishers Association

This year marks ten years since the Swedish publisher Gui Minhai was imprisoned in China. Join us in standing up for him — and for imprisoned publishers around the world — by taking part in the Swedis...

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 18h

European Parliament voted with a massive majority (546-3) to demand China must liberate our citizen #GuiMinhai.

See the adopted resoution: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

Texts adopted - 10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China - Thursday, 9 October 2025

www.europarl.europa.eu

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Dr Diana T. Kudaibergen @dianakudaibergen.bsky.social · 17d

New episode of YurtJurt podcast on decoloniality! with Intizor! A multi-disciplinary Uyghur artist!

Tune in here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 21h

Also delighted that our Swedish MEPs delegates are united on this demand to China. Left, right, center don't matter here.
We all demand China release our citizen #GuiMinhai.
It has been ten years. That's ten years too much. Do it now!
#freeguiminhai

Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 21h

EU Parliament votes 546-3 demanding #China frees our citizen #guiminhai whom they have detained for 10 years now.
Shame on China, and, shame on the absentee MEPs and the 3 naysayers who apparently like torture. But despite the baddies, our broad unity sends a strong signal to China. Enough!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

United States Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, flanked by Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, get loudly booed in Tel Aviv, Israel as they praise Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 1d

💔🕯️ Update: Konstiantynivka. Russian bomb took the lives of a 4-year-old girl and a priest who tried to hide the child in a church.

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 1d

The deportation of pro-democracy dissidents to their home countries is a major reversal of years of U.S. policymaking on a topic that had bipartisan support.

Trump Is Supporting Transnational Repression

Instead of sheltering pro-democracy dissidents, America is now returning them for arrest.

foreignpolicy.com

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 1d

Could be Putin is on drugs. High on war

Igor Sushko @igorsushko.bsky.social · 10d

Wind of Change Research Group assesses with high confidence that Vladimir Putin was drunk at the Valdai Club.
Appearing disheveled, he deviated markedly from his characteristic poise, and was undisciplined enough to speak about and show fear of Tomahawk missiles.
Putin claims to not drink alcohol.

Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 1d

TRUE Scenes from war-torn Portland

#ShowMeYourHellhole

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD_5...

#ShowMeYourHellhole TRUE Scenes for Jimmy from Portland, OR!!

YouTube video by Knowledge Workings Theater

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 2d

It's tiresome to see all the Americans trying to make the Nobel Peace Prize about US domestic politics.

And yo, that prize is not given by "Norway."

Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 2d

Is the US turning into China now for real?

Declare the reality you would like to be, regardless of what it is, whether it is yours to claim, and making a fool of yourself.

Classic Chinese Communist partyspeak

The next step would be to prohibit people from pointing out it doesn't work like that

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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 5d

This is a professor at Rutgers who teaches a class on the history of anti-fascism. He also teaches about human rights. He has received multiple death threats and been doxed. He is relocating to Europe for his safety. This is where we are in the US now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 4d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 6d

2022, the report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights #OHCHR

Magnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Att de inte kan lära sig av Kina? Övervaka allt och alla: Tekniken finns ju nu. Blockera alla journalister utom de följsamma & lydiga.

Kör sen turism, precis som nassarna: "Här är allting finemang"

Herregud, israelerna låter t o m palestinier skicka ut bilder via mobilnät!

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 7d

Ambulances on south Sweden island Öland are reporting daily issues with their navigation systems, including spoofing and software that hangs.

These nowadays widespread sea level effects are puzzling. From known jammer locations one can not reach this far via line of sight. Space? Ship?

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Huey Li @hueyli.bsky.social · 7d

Police brutality may be a global phenomenon, but name another country that intentionally humiliates protesters like this.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7d

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.

This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.

The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.

They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.

Stay strong Portland.

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Conflicts @conflicts.bsky.social · 8d

Ukraine war briefing: China providing Russia with intelligence on missile targets, Ukrainian official claims | Ukraine

https://www.europesays.com/2466627/

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior…

Ukraine war briefing: China providing Russia with intelligence on missile targets, Ukrainian official claims | Ukraine - EUROPE SAYS

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official has said.

www.europesays.com

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Foreign Policy @foreignpolicy.com · 8d

China seems willing and able to offer a lifeline to Russian energy projects that have no other outlet, despite U.S. threats of secondary sanctions.

The China-Russia Axis Is Getting Firmer, and It’s Built on Gas

Moscow pivoted to the east a decade ago, but it is now besmitten—or captive.

foreignpolicy.com

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 8d

Russian planes are out again, flying to launch missiles at Ukraine. The drone attack has been ongoing for hours.

This is how our weekend is going here in Ukraine. Again.

Keep us in your thoughts tonight, please.

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Huey Li @hueyli.bsky.social · 8d

These are just test runs for them. Soon they will simply have your valid ID shredded and you will have no way to prove that you ever showed it to them.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

Jesus. You think it can’t get any worse, then you read these stories. US citizens and legal residents illegally arrested and held for days. **Native Americans** getting detained and held for days because ICE agents are too stupid/racist to know about tribal IDs.

Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social · 8d

Brett Kavanaugh and his clerks need to read this --->

www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/...

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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 8d

I totally missed this and I love this for her...
U.S. District Judge Royce Lambert on Monday blocked Voice of America CEO Kari Lake from firing 500 employees, threatens her with contempt.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...

Judge rebukes Kari Lake in court filing alleging blatant contempt in push to cut 500-plus VOA jobs

The Reagan appointee ruled that Lake and her agency have until Oct. 14 to show that their plans to reduce the Voice of America workforce are legal.

www.msnbc.com

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 8d

Tell us more about free speech Dave.

Comedians performing in Saudi Arabia had to sign contracts containing strict content restrictions prohibiting any derogatory, defamatory, or ridiculing material about the royal family, religion, the government, or the kingdom itself.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9d

This is absolutely right on every point and everyone who sits on a governing board or serves as president or provost or similar should please make the time to read it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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