Kosur Wyatt is a Uighur who lives in Boston. He lost touch with his parents after the camps were rolled out. His local police helped connect him to them, but on one condition: he had to stop speaking out. Kosur says it's something that people are facing throughout the Uyghur diaspora.
After months of waiting, probing attacks have begun. A destroyed dam in Kherson suggests that Russia is upping the ante in response. But what else is in store? Uyghurs are still suffering in Xinjiang, and those who managed to escape China are being gagged. And, our columnist has some advice on keeping it together when the office is driving you mad.
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