Reposted by Shiwei YeKY Consulting @kyconsulting.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We are an Asia-based human rights consultancy staffed by professionals with more than 30 years of combined on-the-ground experience supporting/working with non-profits, government donors, foundations, private setor and media. See brochure below for the services we provide. 021
Reposted by Shiwei YeNew Bloom @newbloommag.net · 10/09/2026"When Will the American Commentariat Give Up on Asking When Taiwan Will Give Up?" by @brianhioe.bsky.socialnewbloommag.netWhen Will the American Commentariat Give Up on Asking When Taiwan Will Give Up? | New Bloom Magazine“Will Taiwan Just Give Up?” by Simon Shuster in The Atlantic, is the latest article in the heady genre of articles by white men who visit Taiwan for a few days and decide that they have the final… 39520
Reposted by Shiwei YeTibet Network @tibetnetwork.bsky.social · 03/07/2026171 Tibetans have now self-immolated in protest against China's repression of Tibet. Lobga Rangzen's death outside the UN Headquarters was a call to action. In his final message, he urged Tibetans living in freedom to use their voices for those inside Tibet who cannot. 13622
Reposted by Shiwei Yelokman tsui @lokman.org · 21/03/2026fantastic article by @brianhioe.bsky.social on how the western left, and specifically jacobin, needs to be more reflective and critical, and reminding us what actual solidarity might look like. newbloommag.net/2026/03/20/j...newbloommag.netJacobin Glorifies Leftist Yellowface, Ignores Chinese Perspectives in Article on “Chinamaxxing” | New Bloom MagazineA recent article in Jacobin by Seth Ackerman on “Chinamaxxing” again reveals the usual blind spots of Western leftists… 23112
Reposted by Shiwei YeInternational Campaign for Tibet @savetibet.bsky.social · 16/03/2026China’s campaign against #Tibetan culture continues with its “Ethnic Unity and Progress Law.” The legislation enforces the assimilation of Tibetans into #China and contradicts national and international law. Read more: savetibet.org/new-prc-ethn... 024
Reposted by Shiwei YeBrian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Academia Sinica is an academic institution that does not conduct polls with an eye on influencing politics, as media polls usually do, and so the results of this survey are worth noting focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...focustaiwan.twNearly 60% would 'resist' Chinese invasion without U.S. help: Survey - Focus TaiwanNearly 60 percent of respondents in Taiwan said they would "resist" a Chinese invasion even without U.S. military support, while fewer now view the United States as a credible country, according to re... 13615
Reposted by Shiwei YeTruthout @truthout.org · 05/03/2026At least 4 of the companies awarded contracts so far to build a U.S. defense shield are owned by a private equity firm founded by billionaire Steve Feinberg, who is now the deputy secretary of defense — the second-highest-ranking official in the Pentagon.buff.lyDocuments Expose Ties Between Trump Officials and Industries They Help RegulateDisclosure records reveal how personal financial interests have intersected with the administration’s decision-making. 68974
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 02/03/2026Myanmar military killed at least 25 people, including 2 women in airstrike in Magway region. UN says 2025 saw the highest level of civilians killed in airstrikes since 2021 with 52% increase compared to 2024. It was also the deadliest year for children buff.ly/zFw50Qh 📝 UN report: buff.ly/d7Wl4anbuff.lyMyanmar military airstrikes on trading site kills more than two dozenA resistance group and independent online media in Myanmar say airstrikes by the military on a trading junction in the central Magway region killed more than two dozen people and wounded 20 others. 057
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 01/03/2026On the first anniversary of the forced return of about 40 Uyghur Muslim men to China by Thai authorities, UN human rights experts expressed grave concerns that these Uyghurs' fate, state of health and whereabouts remain unknown. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgChina’s silence deepens fears over disappeared Uyghur returnees a year on, warn UN expertsGENEVA – UN experts* today expressed grave concern about 40 Uyghur Muslim men forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities a year ago, whose fate, state of health and whereabouts remain unknown.“The... 000
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Owners and managers of vessels supplying aviation fuel to the Myanmar junta are domiciled in the Marshall Islands, the UAE, and Vietnam. These governments must take immediate actions to cease further shipments and ensure no companies within their jurisdiction supply such fuel to the junta. 000
Reposted by Shiwei YeHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 19/02/2026[Updated] HKFP lists which civil society groups have disappeared in the wake of Hong Kong's 2020 security law. In full: buff.ly/DUgs8Td Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. 085
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 09/02/2026UN human rights chief condemns today's 20-year jail sentence against Jimmy Lai and calls for his immediate release on humanitarian ground. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgHong Kong SAR: Türk urges release of Jimmy Lai following imposition of 20-year sentenceGENEVA – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk deplored the 20-year jail sentence handed down today against Jimmy Lai — the founder of the now-closed pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily — on charges broug... 000
Reposted by Shiwei YeHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 09/02/2026Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. Full story: buff.ly/6MkP1zn 210875
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 31/01/2026📣 Five years of resistance show Myanmar people’s resolve to dismantle the Myanmar military cartel As the resistance enters its sixth year, the world must stand in solidarity with Myanmar ppl's efforts to dismantle the military cartel and build a federal democratic future. More 👉🏽 buff.ly/3wLxuZA 02015
Reposted by Shiwei YeALTSEAN-Burma @altsean.bsky.social · 16/12/2025#Burma #Myanmar: The junta plans sham elections from 28 Dec, promoted as a “path to peace” while #AtrocityCrimes rise. Can voting at gunpoint change Myanmar’s future? What options remain? Join us @fccthai.bsky.social Wed 17 Dec, 7pm. #RejectShamElection #Whatshappeninginmyanmar 076
Reposted by Shiwei YeSpecial Advisory Council for Myanmar @special-council.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The junta’s sham elections are a ruse for its larger ambition to secure total control of the state. The people have emphatically rejected this path & are building a new future for #Myanmar. Our new paper explores the way forward: specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/u... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar 036
Reposted by Shiwei YeElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 16/12/2025“Congress should end the many years of overreach by the U.S. Intelligence Community by requiring warrants for the collection or capture of any communication involving an American,” EFF’s India McKinney told @Militarydotcom. www.military.com/daily-news/...military.comAmericans' Privacy and Data: Congress Warned Over Warrantless SurveillanceCongress is weighing whether to renew or overhaul a powerful surveillance law amid concerns it allows warrantless searches of Americans’ communications. 417472
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The so-called HK "national security law" is a repressive tool imposed by a so-called "people's congress". It has no legitimacy. Every guilty verdict stemming from this "law" is a death knell on HK's once vaunted judiciary. These verdicts should be quashed. 000
Reposted by Shiwei YeRenee Xia @reneexia.bsky.social · 11/12/2025A Hong Kong political commentator has been remanded in custody after being charged with disclosing details of a national security investigation, marking the first time police have brought a prosecution over this offence. hongkongfp.com/2025/12/09/p... @chrdnet.bsky.socialhongkongfp.com 001
Reposted by Shiwei YeCollective Study @collectivestudy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025theguardian.comSexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addressesExclusive: Letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassment 001
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 30/11/2025InMediaHK is reporting that the HK national security police has taken into custody a man who initiated an online petition calling for independent investigations into and accountability for the deadly inferno in Tai Po. www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%94%...inmediahk.net 020
Reposted by Shiwei YeHong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 29/11/2025A HK university student has created a petition urging the gov't to respond to "4 big demands" after the deadly Tai Po fire, including setting up an independent investigation committee. In full: buff.ly/86gUoQkbuff.lyHK student urges gov't to respond to 4 demands after fatal Tai Po fireA HK university student has created a petition urging the gov't to respond to "4 big demands" after the deadly Tai Po fire, including setting up an independent investigation committee. 32014
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 25/11/2025🚨 The USA has ended temporary protected status (TPS) for people from Myanmar, falsely claiming conditions improved. Yet, the people of Myanmar are being terrorised daily by an illegal military junta committing int'l crimes with impunity. ✍🏼 Sign the petition to extend TPS and protect lives.actionnetwork.orgTell President Trump to extend protections for Burmese refugeesBurmese refugees deserve our protection 01917
Reposted by Shiwei YeMongabay @mongabay.com · 25/11/2025Communities along Cambodia’s O’Ta Bouk River are experiencing severe water contamination, skin ailments and the collapse of fish stocks, which they blame on an unregulated gold mine operating upstream inside Virachey National Park.news.mongabay.comToxic runoff from politically linked gold mine poisons Cambodian rivers, communities*Sources have requested pseudonyms be used to protect their identity out of fear of retaliation from the government or mining companies BANGKOK, Thailand/RATANAKIRI, Cambodia — “When you touch the… 11311
Reposted by Shiwei Yeunsrclimatehrights.bsky.social @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social · 14/11/2025🎤 After ICJ #AdvisoryOpinion + 6-decade playbook of #climate #obstruction, states at #COP30 should recognize irreconcilable #ConflictOfInterest of #FossilFuel industry – similar to tobacco industry @theguardian.com: tinyurl.com/459b6htw 📗 My report on #defosslization: tinyurl.com/46fwbnz3theguardian.comFossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report saysOne in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out 011
Reposted by Shiwei YeMongabay @mongabay.com · 24/10/2025Climate change is forcing migration and deepening inequality across Indonesia, displacing rural residents, Indigenous peoples and those with disabilities — groups least responsible for the crisis.news.mongabay.comIndonesia’s most vulnerable push for nation’s first Climate Justice BillJAKARTA — “Going to Dubai was an act of desperation,” says Muninggar, a 48-year-old former fish farmer from northern Java. “There were no jobs left in the village. If I wasn’t forced to, I wouldn’t… 02214
Reposted by Shiwei YeCHRD人权捍卫者网络 @chrdnet.bsky.social · 08/10/2025In a media interview, former rights lawyer #LuSiwei said doctors found signs of early-stage lung cancer after his August release. His treatment is delayed as his state health insurance was cut off during imprisonment, and he remains banned from traveling abroad for care. #NonReleaseReleasetenchu.orgPrisoners of Conscience Data, Mainland China中国大陆良心犯资料库For the purpose of this database, prisoners of conscience (POC) refers to persons deprived of their liberty (detained, imprisoned, or disappeared) for peacefully exercising or defendin... 002
Reposted by Shiwei YeYangyang Cheng @yangyangcheng.bsky.social · 04/10/2025For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished. www.npr.org/2025/10/04/g... 211227
Reposted by Shiwei YeMinnesota Law @umnlawschool.bsky.social · 26/09/2025@niaolainf.bsky.social, and Alyssa Yamamoto, visiting fellow with MN Law’s Human Rights Center, co-authored an article for OpinioJuris discussing the importance of respecting the privileges and immunities of internationally appointed experts. z.umn.edu/aqmy 053
Reposted by Shiwei YeMary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Now public: I wrote to the Government of #China about the arbitrary detention, sentencing & ill-treatment in prison of Tibetan WHRD Namkyi when she was a minor. I have not received a reply yet. 🔽 Read the full communication: srdefenders.org/china-arbitr...srdefenders.orgChina: arbitrary detention, sentencing and ill-treatment in prison of Tibetan WHRD Namkyi (joint communication)This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of China about the arbitrary detention, sentencing and ill-treatment in prison of Tibetan WHRD Namkyi when she was a minor. 063
Reposted by Shiwei YeElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20/09/2025EFF has been investigating stories from users whose abortion-related content has been taken down. What did we find? Over and over again, the policies say one thing, but the actual enforcement says another. www.eff.org/pages/our-s...eff.orgOur Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social MediaFor months, EFF has been investigating stories from users whose abortion-related content has been taken down or otherwise suppressed by major social media platforms. In collaboration with our 113851
Reposted by Shiwei YeCHRD人权捍卫者网络 @chrdnet.bsky.social · 20/09/2025据 #张雅笛关注组 x.com/Free_Tara_Ya... 7月31日, #张雅笛 被以涉嫌 #煽动分裂国家罪 刑拘,目前关押在长沙市国家安全局看守所。 张雅笛关注藏文化与藏人权益,致力于汉藏交流与对话。 1107
Reposted by Shiwei Ye国际人权服务社(ISHR) @chinese.ishr.ch · 17/09/2025公民记者 #张展 案将于9月19日星期五上午九点开庭。 张展2020年去武汉报道疫情初期状况而被以寻衅滋事罪判刑4年,获释3个月后因去甘肃协助一名被拘留的活动人士而被以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪正式逮捕。 📢我们和国际社会各方一起持续关注和声援张展,并呼吁 #中国 #释放张展。 wqw2010.blogspot.com/2025/09/2025...wqw2010.blogspot.com著名人权捍卫者张展女士案将于2025年9月19日上午九点开庭维权网敬启:相关媒体在采纳和引用本网报道时请务必注明出处!此为本网官方博客,维权网推特:@weiquanwang,维权网邮箱:wqw2011@gmail.com 谢谢支持! 011
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 10/09/2025China is exporting its "Great Firewall" to authoritarian clients incl. Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan and #Myanmar junta. As the @theglobeandmail.com reports, "Such [censorship and surveillance] capabilities, Geedge’s history suggests, may soon roll out to the company’s clients all over the world."theglobeandmail.comLeaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technologyGeedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan 087
Reposted by Shiwei YeMary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · 05/09/2025🗓️ On Tuesday 9 September, I'll be taking part in this #HRC60 side event organised by @chrdnet.bsky.social, @ishr.ch, @amnesty.org & @hrw.org to discuss #China's practice of long term detention for human rights defenders. Looking forward to hearing from my fellow panelists. 042
Reposted by Shiwei YeGRAIN @grain.org · 04/09/2025Must-read: UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food @michaelfakhri.bsky.social calls out key companies driving corporate concentration in the food system and demands accountability for rights violations. digitallibrary.un.org/record/40872... @fian-international.bsky.social @etcgroup.bsky.social 0119
Reposted by Shiwei YeCHRD人权捍卫者网络 @chrdnet.bsky.social · 29/08/2025📅 8月30日是 #强迫失踪受害者国际日 ‼️ 中国政府将强迫失踪作为一种策略,在民众心中制造恐怖,威胁任何敢于在网上或街头挑战政府的人权捍卫者。 📊 据 #联合国 记录,截至今年5月,中国共有 151 起未解决的强迫失踪案件。 🔗 docs.un.org/zh/A/HRC/60/35 ✊ 敦促当局立即停止使用强迫失踪——这在国际法下是严格禁止的! 🖋️ 并签署、批准《 #保护所有人免遭强迫失踪国际公约》 (ICPPED)。 024
Shiwei Ye @ysw4rights.bsky.social · 29/08/2025Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will attend the September 3rd military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WW II. He will join an orgy of autocrats and war criminals like Putin, Kim Jong-un and leaders from Azerbaijan, Cuba, Iran, Laos, North Korea, Vietnam, etc. 010
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 29/08/2025🎙️ “Telenor needs to be fully investigated both for sharing sensitive network traffic data with the junta and for transferring so-called lawful interception equipment to a Myanmar military-linked company, a potentially deadly weapon that enables real time surveillance” More 👉🏽 buff.ly/P5C2bDQ 033
Reposted by Shiwei YeMary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · 27/08/2025📣 Human rights defenders: we want to hear from you! Please respond to the questions at the following link to help inform my final report to the Human Rights Council next March. I am hoping to get an understanding of how you are managing in these very challenging times srdefenders.org/submit-infor...srdefenders.orgSubmit Information to an Annual ReportThe Special Rapporteur submits two thematic reports each year on the situation of human rights defenders. HRDs, civil society, States, businesses, intergovernmental organisations and others are invite... 122
Reposted by Shiwei YeMagnus Fiskesjö @magnusfiskesjoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2025My short comment on the genocide denialism staged in Hong Kong: u.osu.edu/mclc/2025/08...u.osu.eduHong Kong forum on Xinjiang relays Chinese state propagandaThe independent Hong Kong-focused magazine《棱角 The Points》published an interesting article on Aug. 20, 2025, about an invitation-only Hong Kong academics gathering to promote the Chinese Party line … 012
Reposted by Shiwei YeJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.theguardian.com‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of PalestiniansRevealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe 2415211050
Reposted by Shiwei YeMary Lawlor @marylawlorhrds.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Hearing disturbing news of #US sanctions against key Palestinian human rights organisation Addameer on baseless accusations of terrorism ties. This restricts its peaceful defence of Palestinian rights at a time of increasing Israeli human rights violations. 042
Reposted by Shiwei YeTibetan Review @tibetanreview.bsky.social · 09/08/2025As #China ramps up its #Sinicization drive under Xi Jinping’s Han-centric assimilation plan, Tibet’s top CPC leader says #Tibetan will be dropped as a core subject in the national college entrance exam for most students. www.tibetanreview.net/china-exclud...tibetanreview.netChina excludes Tibetan from national college entrance, claims it would improve Tibetans’ career prospects - Tibetan Review(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’25) – As China intensifies its Sinicization drive across the Tibetan Plateau region under President Xi Jinping’s Han-centric assimilation plan for the new era, the top Tibeta... 012
Reposted by Shiwei Yelokman tsui @lokman.org · 08/08/2025beijing forces thai art gallery to shutdown an exhibition on transnational repression. hey siri, what’s the definition of transnational repression? www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comExclusive: Thai gallery removes China-focused artworks after 'pressure' from BeijingIn what artists called the latest attempt by Beijing to silence critics overseas, the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Centre changed multiple works by artists in exile in the exhibit on authoritarian governments collaborating across borders. 04024
Reposted by Shiwei YeJustice For Myanmar @justiceformyanmar.org · 09/08/2025📢 Our letter of inquiry with Japan orgs led to discovery of three Japanese investors cutting ties with #Myanmar media company linked to military crony. BUT serious questions over transparency and accountability remain. 📩We sent follow up questions. Their replies in 🧵👇🏽 @mekongwatch.bsky.social 1115
Reposted by Shiwei YeMongabay @mongabay.com · 05/08/2025Once threatened by palm oil and loggers, Cameroon’s forests now face a new driver of deforestation: booming cacao production to supply the European market. A new report by the environmental advocacy group Mighty Earth finds deforestation in Cameroon has accelerated.news.mongabay.comCocoa boom fuels new wave of deforestation in CameroonOnce threatened by palm oil and loggers, Cameroon’s forests now face a new driver of deforestation: booming cacao production to supply the European market. A new report by the environmental advocacy… 12321
Reposted by Shiwei YeCHRD人权捍卫者网络 @chrdnet.bsky.social · 01/08/20258月2日,人权活动家 #郭飞雄 将在狱中度过59岁生日🎂 他因人权工作三度入狱,刑期共19年;狱中多次绝食抗争。 tenchu.org/pocd/public/... 043
Reposted by Shiwei YeAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/07/2025A federal judge issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from penalizing two law professors for their work with the International Criminal Court, ruling that such threats infringed on their First Amendment rights. 272885566