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Kasim Kashgar

@kasimkashgar.bsky.social

Journalist

Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Speaking tomorrow at the University of Pennsylvania on Media Makers in Exile. If you’re nearby, come join. #MediaMakersInExile #UPenn #Journalism

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

On Oct 28, 2025, I dreamed I was back in Kashgar, meeting my oldest brother, Adil. When I woke, I was on my way to New York for the Elie Wiesel Ethics Prize event. Every dream of home carries the same omen: Chinese police are tormenting someone I love. Hands off my brother.

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Today I finished the Marine Corps Marathon for the second time — my first was in 2023 on my 44th birthday, and this one, three days before turning 46. Running reminds me why I write: to keep going, no matter what. 🎗Support my memoir project: fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/good-that-mo... #Uyghur

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 22/10/2025

Today @us.theguardian.com columnist Arwa Mahdawi explored the new playbook being used to silence journalists around the world. Join us in 2 weeks to continue the conversation with exiled journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social @marianabelloso.bsky.social & @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu

Arwa Mahdawi giving a presentation. Behind her is a banner that reads:

"CENTER FOR MEDIA RISK"
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania

She's holding a presentation clicker and wearing a microphone.

A promotional poster for an event titled “Media Makers in Exile.” It features a black director’s chair and a microphone against a dark background. The event will take place on November 5, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at the Annenberg School for Communication, Room 500. The panel will feature displaced media makers from China, El Salvador, and Palestine discussing media, oppression, and liberation. Speakers include Youmna ElSayed, Kasim Kashgar, and Mariana Belloso. Logos of sponsoring organizations, including Annenberg School, Center for Media at Risk, Penn Arts & Sciences, and Middle East Center, are displayed at the bottom.

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Media@Risk @ascmediarisk.org · 09/10/2025

🚨Next month! Journalists @kasimkashgar.bsky.social, @youmnaelsid17.bsky.social and @marianabelloso.bsky.social will share their perspectives and challenge us to rethink our approach to media, space and nation. Co-sponsored with @annenbergcargc.bsky.social. Secure your spot here: bit.ly/471OCeI

Event flyer for Media Makers in Exile event. Poster features title and co-sponsors.

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Honored to be joining the Center for Media at Risk this fall at the University of Pennsylvania for their panel Media Makers in Exile on November 5. Grateful to be in conversation with fellow journalists and scholars carrying this work forward.

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Today I walked out of VOA for the last time. After 6 years, 300+ stories, and launching its first Uyghur program, I leave with pride. China jailed 5 former colleagues for having worked with me in the past. Now I carry on through Uyghur Monitor—a new chapter in independent reporting. #Uyghur #VOA

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

February 2017 — I stood with Ablajan Awut Ayup at our Atlan Talk event in Urumqi. A Uyghur pop icon who inspired a generation. In 2018, he disappeared into China’s internment system. No trial. No word. Still missing. His voice lifted us. His silence haunts us. #AblajanAwutAyup #Uyghur #Disappeared

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Xinjiang Victims Database @shahit.biz · 12/04/2025

Today marks 11 years since the death of Abdulbasit Ablimit (shahit.biz/eng/4284/), a high-schooler who was shot dead by police in Kelpin County, as a result of running a red light. The two friends with him were wounded also, sparking major protests. He was 17.

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Kasim Kashgar @kasimkashgar.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Grateful for the opportunity to spend a week at Ohio University as a Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Journalism, exploring the impact of AI in journalism alongside an inspiring group of fellow journalists.

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