Dying in Gaza, Uyghur Camps, Killing Nuclear Scientists, and More
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In an excerpt from the new book Those Who Should Be Seized Should Be Seized, John Beck relays the grim, harrowing story of one Uyghur woman’s time in a Chinese detention camp: from the interrogations and harassment to the “reeducation” programs and suspicious, required medicines.
Ghada Abu Muaileq, meanwhile, has written a powerful, gut-wrenching essay from the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians have lived under constant bombardment since October 2023. “Some people might tell you that survival instinct forces people to adapt to life under war,” she writes, “but let me tell you otherwise: No one in Gaza, including myself, has gotten used to rockets and bombings.”
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“One Uyghur Woman’s Harrowing Experience in Chinese Detention” by John Beck (June 23)
In March 2018, Tursunay received a phone call from police in Künes County, where she lived in China’s Xinjiang. She knew she might end up back in the detention camp the government used to “reeducate” the Uyghur minority. She just didn’t know how bad it had gotten.
“In the Gaza Strip, We are Dying Silently” by Ghada Abu Muaileq (June 24)
“Are our demands so much? We want safety and the right to survive. In response, Israel besieges us by land, air, and sea. If I tried to escape the horrors of this war with my life, I’d have to make it through the Rafah crossing into Egypt — and that costs $5,000 a person. Otherwise, what — I’m doomed to die here?”
“In Photos: In Egypt, Solidarity with Gaza Interrupted” by Alexandros Zilos (June 24)
Earlier this month, more than 3,500 activists from more than 50 countries around the world gathered in Cairo, Egypt, with the hopes of marching to the border of the besieged, war-stricken Gaza Strip. Yet, nearly from the moment they set out, they encountered roadblocks, police interference, and detention cells.
“Where the Black Freedom Struggle Meets the Anti-Nuke Movement” by William D. Hartung (June 25)
Coretta Scott King and Bayard Rustin are just two of many civil rights activists who spoke out against war and the nuclear arms race. The world has much to learn from their courage and commitment — and their ability to link issues in an organic fashion, in which the focus on one does not detract from attention to the other.
“The Long History of Assassinating Nuclear Scientists” by Jenna Jordan & Rachel Whitlark (June 26)
Targeting nuclear scientists began during World War II when Allied and Soviet forces raced to capture Nazi scientists, degrade Adolf Hitler’s ability to build a nuclear bomb and use their expertise to advance the US and Soviet nuclear programs. (Originally published at The Conversation.)
“Deep Dive: Turkey’s Police Brutality in the Spotlight” by Inkstick (June 27)
According to a new Amnesty International report, Turkish police attacked and injured protesters during demonstrations earlier this year, putting many in the hospital. In some cases, demonstrators even endured treatment that might amount to torture.