Julie Millsap

State Department chaos makes passing the Uyghur Policy Act imperative With the department in a state of strategic drift, the need for legislative mandates is greater than ever.

"It might be tempting, in this environment, for policymakers to want to delay action — to wait until the State Department is “fixed” or until the political winds shift. But the Chinese government isn’t waiting."

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Merkley, Cornyn Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Defend Vulnerable Uyghurs from Being Forcibly Returned to PRC - Merkley Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Texas’ U.S. Senator John Cornyn today teamed up to introduce new bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on foreign government officials in...

"The Preventing the Forced Return of #Uyghurs Act follows reports from earlier this year of governments forcibly repatriating Uyghurs to #China..." Many thanks to @merkley.senate.gov & his excellent staff, & my TX Senator John Cornyn for this.

#humanrights

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Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.

YouTube video by Wild Pigeon Collective A Letter From a Uyghur Son

"I beg you to consider the human toll of this separation."

A #Uyghur son pleads for his father, held in Thai Immigration Detention, to be released.

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YouTube video by Wild Pigeon Collective A Message From a Uyghur Mother

"Let them also see the light, the ocean, mountain, & flowers."

The mother of one of the Uyghurs detained in IDC in Thailand writes to the Thai people & government.

youtu.be/SN-cwKc4QZA

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❗️❗️BREAKING EXCLUSIVE FROM THAILAND'S IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTER

Authorities have taken all the other county detainees to another place. Uyghurs are the only ones left in the cell.
Deportation is happening NOW.

Five years ago today, Wuhan police issued a written warning to the late Dr. #LiWenliang for his online speech in a WeChat group.
Li was among the first medical professionals trying to share information and sound the alarm about #Covid.
🔖 www.nchrd.org/2020/04/a-he...

We have evidence of that. And other things. 2025 is the year your mind will be blown.

Just your new year's reminder that World Uyghur Congress weaponized a false TNR narrative to paint young powerless women speaking against sexual harassment as spies and has refused to correct that. One actively spreading the narratives with WUC members was linked to the Chinese consulate in Turkey.

Forget Beijing — The House China committee is up against Trump and Elon Musk Dems warn that GOP control of the White House and Capitol Hill will test the committee’s bipartisan harmony and risk descent into “messaging and rhetoric.”

Forget Beijing — The House Select China Committee is up against Trump and Elon Musk in the next Congress via @RobbieGramer @politico www.politico.com/news/2024/12...

2023, i ran into @juliemillsap.bsky.social at a human rights conference. as i complained about the state's seeming fascination with destroying women's credibility via slut-shaming, julie said something along the lines of:

In the span of three days, two *more* (at least first I've heard of them) shocking allegations of sexual harassment have emerged in the broader Uyghur/Kazakh studies/activism circle. Documenting the crisis for over seven years, I've met two types of people:

Don't mess with Texas —Gov. Greg Abbott rolls out a trio of Executive Orders that identify risks of potential malign Chinese govt activity in the state (transnational repression, cyberattacks) a top govt priority. Full details in @politico China Watcher www.politico.eu/newsletter/c...

Julie Millsap: China cannot stand any threat to identity Julie Millsap is a government relations and communications professional. She lived and worked in China for more than a decade and is focused on Uyghur advocacy, public affairs, and communication strat...

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My interview with @voanews.bsky.social Farsi service:

ICYMI: ODNI has published its report on #Uyghur Genocide and Uyghur Forced Labor pursuant to section 6504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023: www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...

We will not be silent in the face of tyranny. Stand with us
in support of the #HongKong47 and political prisoners in Hong Kong tomorrow (Nov 19) at 4pm on the House Triangle on #CapitolHill in #WashingtonDC ✊✊