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
