Jewher Ilham is an author and advocate for the Uyghur community and for her imprisoned father, Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti.

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED TO YOUTUBE MARCH 2023: https://youtu.be/kXzcVAXiZeE (https://youtu.be/kXzcVAXiZeE) 

FILMED MAY 2022.

(00:00) Introducing Jewher (00:42) Jewher mission at Oslo Freedom Forum (01:51) Authoritarianism in China (05:45) Why there hasn’t been support for the Uyghurs (09:44) How companies operate in the Uyghur region (09:53) Discussion on forced labor conditions, likening it to modern-day slavery, and the challenges in uncovering and addressing forced labor practices. (14:22) Challenges with advocating for the Uyghurs (17:09) The surveillance state in China (20:25) Financial censorship in China (26:05) Preserving the Uyghur culture (27:58) Circumventing oppression in China (32:34) Could Bitcoin help the Uyghurs? (43:04) Jewher’s family in China (50:26) Taking action against companies linked to forced labor