China started a mass incarceration campaign in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. It rounded up more than a million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities, according to UN experts. The schools were manned with armed guards who had shoot to kill policies for people trying to escape. survivors told stories of rape, torture, and other human rights abuses.
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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