Chinese mega-embassy in UK is a massive error in judgement that will backfire, and a stab in the back to Chinese/Taiwanese/Tibetian/Uyghur dissidents - especially those who have bounties on their heads

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/new-china-embassy-london-f0zgsbbt8 (unpaywalled https://archive.is/ul49z)

A tactic long used by the #CCP against the family members of #Tibetan, #uyghur and other dissidents who have spoken out from abroad, has finally come to #HongKong.

While shocking, it was really only a matter of time before this happened.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-police-arrest-father-brother-wanted-activist-anna-kwok-2025-05-02/

RFA announces mass layoffs. “…By the end of May, half of RFA’s language services will no longer produce…new content: #RFA #Tibetan, #Burmese, #Uyghur… & #Lao…). Also, ceasing operations will be RFA #English…& #AsiaFactCheck Lab… “Because we can no longer rely on #USAGM to disburse our funds as Congress intended, [despite a court order last week] we will have to begin mass layoffs & let entire language services go dark...” | RFA https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/05/02/rfa-announces-mass-layoffs-shutdown-of-major-language-services/

China Hackers Used Trojanized UyghurEditPP App to Target Uyghur Activists – Source:hackread.com https://ciso2ciso.com/china-hackers-used-trojanized-uyghureditpp-app-to-target-uyghur-activists-sourcehackread-com/ #1CyberSecurityNewsPost #CyberSecurityNews #cybersecurity #PhishingScam #Surveillance #CyberAttack #backdoor #Hackread #Phishing #security #malware #Uyghur #China

China Hackers Used Trojanized UyghurEditPP App to Target Uyghur Activists https://hackread.com/china-hackers-trojan-uyghureditpp-app-uyghur-activists/ #Cybersecurity #PhishingScam #Surveillance #CyberAttack #Security #backdoor #Phishing #Malware #Uyghur #China

China-linked hackers used a Trojanized #UyghurEditPP app in attacks targeting #Uyghur activists, according to a new Citizen Lab report and Google alerts on Goverment-based attacks.

Read: https://hackread.com/china-hackers-trojan-uyghureditpp-app-uyghur-activists/

#CitizenLab says exiled #Uyghur leaders targeted with #Windows #spyware

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/citizen-lab-says-exiled-uyghur-leaders-targeted-with-windows-spyware/

Hackers targeted Uyghur activists with spyware disguised in phishing emails, using advanced social engineering tactics. Citizen Lab found no zero-day exploits but noted the attackers’ deep knowledge of the community.

#Uyghur #CyberAttack #Spyware #CitizenLab #Phishing #DigitalSecurity #HumanRights #TECHi

Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/citizen-lab-reveals-uyghur-leaders-targeted-by-windows-spyware/

Uyghur Diaspora Group Targeted with Remote Surveillance Malware – Source: www.infosecurity-magazine.com https://ciso2ciso.com/uyghur-diaspora-group-targeted-with-remote-surveillance-malware-source-www-infosecurity-magazine-com/ #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #InfoSecurityMagazine #InfosecurityMagazine #CyberSecurityNews #Uyghur

ICIJ’s China Targets investigation is based on interviews with 105 victims of China’s transnational repression in 23 countries, as well as documents from multiple sources

"...the evidence reveals a coordinated and systematic effort by the Chinese government to neutralize dissent in all its forms by individuals the world over."

https://www.icij.org/investigations/china-targets/china-transnational-repression-dissent-around-world/

Trojanized Text Editor Software Used in Targeted Uyghur Spy Campaign https://thecyberexpress.com/text-editor-used-in-targeted-uyghur-spying/ #UyghurSpyCampaign #cyberespionage #CyberWarfare #UyghurEditPP #SpyCampaign #Espionage #CyberNews #malware #Spyware #Uyghur #China

New report from @CitizenLabCA reveals a targeted malware attack on #Uyghur language software used by the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) to spy on diaspora activists. Legitimate open-source tools were hijacked via spearphishing to deliver spyware in a digital transnational repression campaign by state-backed actors.

Read more: https://citizenlab.ca/2025/04/uyghur-language-software-hijacked-to-deliver-malware/

The shutdown of Voice of America and Radio Free Asia will mean US policy makers are less well informed about what is happening in China

"VOA and RFA (especially its Uyghur and Tibetan services) have been a vital source of information for America’s own decision-makers about what is happening on the ground in some of the world’s most authoritarian and closed societies."

https://open.substack.com/pub/underreportedchina/p/how-shutting-down-voa-and-rfa-and-rfa-also?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2wlot

This #Passover, some of us will remember enslaved #Uyghurs by placing #cotton balls on our #seder plates. Learn more at

https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/cotton-balls-on-the-seder-plate/

"We were slaves in Egypt
We will not turn away from those who are slaves today
We were redeemed from slavery
We will do our part to help the Uyghurs live in freedom
(Jewish World Watch Uyghur Freedom Seder)"

Our #protests outside the Chinese embassy in #WashingtonDC attract a wide variety of people, including this handsome young man. We appreciate his commitment to protesting against the Chinese government's ongoing #genocide of the Uyghurs in East Turkistan (a.k.a. #Xinjiang).

NGOs supporting human rights in China have signed an open letter in support of Radio Free Asia

"RFA serves as a critical source of information on the situation in the PRC and is an effective counter to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression and malign influence in the Indo-Pacific region."

https://www.nchrd.org/2025/04/joint-statement-in-support-of-radio-free-asia/

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has warned about variants of BADBAZAAR and MOONSHINE malware on mobile phones targeting Taiwanese, Tibetan and Uyghur activists

https://cyberscoop.com/badbazzar-and-moonshine-malware-targets-taiwanese-tibetan-and-uyghur-groups-u-k-warns/

In February, we once again protested in the dark outside the Chinese embassy in #WashingtonDC, calling upon the Chinese government to end its #genocide of the #Uyghur people of #EastTurkistan (a.k.a. #Xinjiang).

@dw_innovation

#GeoPol #China #Thailand #US #HumanRights #Uyghurs

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*"#Thai authorities deported a group of 40 #Uyghur men to #China last month"..."the hell those 40 #Uyghurs will face back in #Xinjiang"*
The last time #Bangkok did this was in 2015.

It is possible to see this as a precursor to the #US' waning geopolitical influence, as the disastrous #Trumpean #Foreign, #Economic, and #Security policies of the #AmericaFirst. The...

https://www.dw.com/en/thailands-uyghur-deportations-balancing-china-and-the-west/a-72028596