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 

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