Mathias Boelinger

Heute erscheint mein Buch über das Jahrhundertverbrechen Chinas gegen die Uiguren und andere ethnische Gruppen in Xinjiang: Wie der chinesische Staat dazu kam, die totalitären Methoden des 20. Jh wieder zu beleben - mit den Mitteln von heute.

That's an important update on how repression in the Uyghur Region works today after it has become less visible to foreign visitors.

This is a very welcomed development, but we need to continue to support Guan Heng and monitor how his case unfolds.

My colleagues @joeldullroy and @LewSanders uncovered a very disturbing story: A Christian charity sent undercover agents to rescue children from sex traffficking in the Philippines. These men abused the children. Full doc here: youtube.com/watch?v=nYETHD…

@RomanPilipey @AFPphoto @AFP Congrats, Roma. What a powerful photo.

Thank you, Siena International Photo Awards for this recognition — yet another reminder to the world of the price the Ukrainian people pay, day after day, in this war. @AFPphoto @AFP sipacontest.com/gallery/2025/c…

Several international NGOs have limited their language and advocacy on the topic of Gaza out of fear that Israel might otherwise refuse them permits to operate in the Palestinian territories. dw.com/en/do-gaza-aid…

Aid workers accuse humanitarian organizations of censoring their language on #Gaza. I felt, one former aid worker said, that I was "being asked to lie". They fear Israel might otherwise refuse them permits to operate in the Palestinian territories. youtu.be/esnH6FY2tUs?fe…

Our latest for DW: Several international aid organizations have restricted their language and advocacy on the topic of Gaza. They fear that the Israeli government might otherwise refuse them the permits they need to operate.

Inciting war from abroad: 'War influencers' are calling for violence in their native Somalia while residing in Germany. Check out this investigation by my colleagues @EstherFelden and @_MarielMueller together with @ARDKontraste dw.com/en/from-german…

Breaking: Xinjiang gets new party secretary as Ma Xingrui is replaced by Chen Xiaojiang, deputy United Front Work Department minister and the first ethnic Han appointed director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission. Chen affirms primacy of stability in Xinjiang:👇

What's been happening in the Uyghur region? it's still dire: 500k-1m detained in prisons and new kanshousuo; forced institutionalization of non-Han young, old in boarding schools, nursing homes while working age non-Han pushed to distant forced labor. ushmm.org/genocide-preve…

About a month ago one of those 48 Uyghurs left me WhatsApp voice messages, he said “instead of sending us back to China Thai government should kill us here in the free world”

More trucks have left the IDC, and they are now blocking the expressways, making it impossible to follow.

I've heard from a few reliable sources that Thailand's Immigration Detention Centers appear to be preparing—positioning trucks, setting up tunnel tents, and deploying additional personnel at IDC Suan Phlu. They are not allowing journalists to film there this evening.#Uyghurs

Case workers informed me the reliable sources have identified Feb 27th as a deportation date.

Tonight, Idris Hasan is free. He suffered more than 3 years in detention in Morocco, due to the Chinese government’s abuse of the Interpol RED notice system. We are so grateful to welcome him. Whenever it is possible to rescue even one Uyghur, we must do it.

@TheBuzzito There are no plans. It would require a publisher in an english speaking country to commission and publish it, that has not happened so far.

@mare_porter Is one in the works? I'd like very much to read it 🙏

Heute erscheint mein Buch über das Jahrhundertverbrechen Chinas gegen die Uiguren und andere ethnische Gruppen in Xinjiang: Wie der chinesische Staat dazu kam, die totalitären Methoden des 20. Jh wieder zu beleben - mit den Mitteln von heute.

@TheBuzzito Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately not.

@mare_porter Is there an English translation of your book sir?

The 48 Uyghurs in imminent danger of deportation to Xinjiang have gone on hunger strike, underscoring the urgency of their predicament.

The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, two Israeli human rights organizations critical of the Israeli government’s policies and the Gaza war, a DW investigation finds. The move appears to be part of a larger pattern of cutting federal funds for human rights groups that challenge the Israeli government. dw.com/en/germany-def…

Our latest: In December 2024, the German government defunded Zochrot and New Profile, two Israeli human rights organisations. It follows an earlier move to cut funding for several Palestinian NGOs. Some fear this shrinks spaces for those critical of the Israeli government.🧵