China specialist Magnus Fiskesjö gives an update on the human rights situation in China and Hong Kong. We talk about the importance of educating oneself about what is going on and the role of the international community. Next week Chinese representatives will be in Geneva at the Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review, which occurs every four years. However, a decision has already been made not to discuss the situation in Xinjiang and the treatment of the Uyghurs. In the most recent UN report by the High Commissioner of Human Rights, strong recommendations were made that China has discarded. China has instead embarked on an extensive propaganda campaign, for example, giving Western tourists tours to Xinjiang to convince them that the Uyghurs are happy with Chinese policies. Some people have referred to these as "genocide tours."

The crackdown against dissidents from Hong Kong has meanwhile continued, and many imprisoned protesters have been forced to record video confessions. Recently, human rights activist Agnes Chow, who is now in Canada, has talked about her experiences in Hong Kong and mainland China and her decision not to return. The Chinese authorities, which offer bounties on Chinese dissidents abroad, have subsequently threatened her.

For more information about Xinjiang, visit the Uyghur Human Rights Project at https://uhrp.org/ or the Xinjiang Documentation Project at the University of British Columbia at: https://xinjiang.sppga.ubc.ca/

On Agnes Chow, see "Agnes Chow breaks her silence": her first interview in years,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQAX-_lQKMQ

WRFI Human Rights Show

Magnus Fiskesjo Jan. 19

China’s northwestern province of Xinjiang has taken advantage of the international community’s focus on Gaza and US support for Israel, to tighten control of the region’s Turkic Muslim Uighur population, reshape Islam, and engage in social engineering.

Flying Under The Radar China Tightens Grip On Uighurs

In Episode 213 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg notes how divergent responses to the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians and mass internment of the Uyghurs reveal the West's shifting definition of genocide. Tragically, elements of the Palestinian leadership merely reverse the double standard, causing elements of the exiled Uyghur leadership to balk at supporting the Palestinians. Yet another example of how a global divide-and-rule racket is the essence of the state system. Illustrating the irony, the same corporate nexus is involved in putting in place the surveillance state that monitors the Uyghurs for China and the Palestinians for Israel. Fortunately, principled voices of dissent among both the Palestinians and the Uyghurs are calling for Palestinian-Uyghur solidarity.

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For Palestinian-Uyghur solidarity

I was lucky to visit Xinjiang back in 2011. This recording is from Tianchi Lake, situated at an altitude of 1900m above sea level. It is an alpine glacial lake surrounded by montane forests. It is also a major national tourist attraction, one of the AAAAA (5A) areas area of outstanding beauty designated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It’s essentially an area prepared for mass tourism, which in china means big numbers.

However, a short walk up the forested slopes and away from the main visitor centres there is tranquillity to be found. And that is where I recorded this summer soundscape with playful nutcrackers.

Main Species: Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) 
Background whistling: Black Kites (Milvus migrans)
Habitat: Alpine Forest
Location: Tianchi Lake, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, PRC
Time and date: 13 July 2010, 11am

Gear: (Associate links)
Fostex Fr2-LE
Rode Nt4 https://amzn.to/4bcROVi 
Nikon D40 https://amzn.to/4dedVMC

Nutcrackers of Tianchi Lake

Icy Ring&Toby Davis - Korla

Banji Kaicho 187

https://www.wrir.org/2024/07/29/186-kojiki-ryusa/

Bijan Samandar / Ahooye Leyli (Leyli's Deer)
Kurmanjiang Zaccharia / Mother
Unknown / Talimoo Dotar + Dap + Rushtar + Voice By Sulipiaye Kurban Adengr
Unknown / 子守唄 ウズベックの民謡 シェバルガンの民謡
Gündenbiliin Yavgaan / Praising Epic Of Altai
Alireza Eftekhari / Dastgāh-e Māhūr "Serr-e 'Eshq"
カンバルカン・フォーク・アンサンブル / MAKHABAT IRI
Murodov Dzhurabek / Ruboiyot
Jiang Ennar / Armen tchak
Unknown / Bash Bayawan
木沙江・肉孜 (Musajan Rozi) / Qeshqer Qizi 喀什姑娘
Aqi Pishak / Untitled (Love Song)
Moussa Kassimi / Traditional Dari
Unknown / Ensemble Of Northern Afghanistan
Mohammad Ismaili, Faromarz Payvar / Zarb And Santur In Dastagh Shur
Hoseyn Behruzniya / Ud Solo 'Dastgah-e Mahur'
Kheyal / Song of the Desert

Cover Art: 村岡貴美男 Kimio Muraoka – 帰り道 (2013)

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古事記・流砂

https://thecommunists.org/2024/07/07/news/nina-kosta-xinjiang-confidence-joy-children-china/

Nina In Xinjiang

#gtalksradio present: Special mix "Her CD Album" to recall melodies of the dawn that calms endless thoughts right before the sky brightens up. 

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In Kashgar’s ancient city, the bustle hums
Where Silk Road traders’ footsteps drums.
Spices, silks and stories blend. 
A vibrant pulse that has no end.

Composer & Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinists: Joana Ly, Suzannah Quirke
Violist: Connor Quigley
Cellist: William Lui

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Kashgar Ancient City 喀什噶尔古城 by Shirley Ly | Piano Quintet

Chance encounters, on a night train from Urumchi in western China to Lanzhou in the centre of the country, including music student Miao-Miao who sings an aria from Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro as the train rumbles across the Gobi desert under a starry sky. She also sings Jasmine Flower, a traditional Chinese folk song. Many passengers know the words, and they join in. Stereo - best heard with headphones.

CHINA Train journey with Mozart included.

Toby Davis is a music producer and DJ from the hometown of Fenjiu, living quietly in Chang'an. He is a member of the bass label SOURCE. His creations and performances carry a particular mystery while facilitating boundless dialogues across different cultural backgrounds. Whether it's the gloomy sub-bass echoing through the underground passages of London, the tribal sounds of Durban in South Africa, or the Eastern charm of jade falling onto a plate, he always finds breakthroughs that bring surprises to his audience.
His EP Locked in Room and single Jiǔ Shén Zhòu have received promotional support from the well-known bass channel BlueDollarBillz. His collaboration with Brazilian rap mogul AKA AFK represents a side of him that is outwardly calm but rich in dark vitality. His music has appeared in compilations from renowned labels such as Mavericks, Seippelabel, Cyanide System, and ÖÖÖ, and he has released mixtapes on prominent radio stations like Sleepy Radio, Fangci Fever, and Cloak. He actively engages in the content output of club music.

Toby Davis是来自山西临汾，幽居长安城的音乐制作人&DJ，低音厂牌SOURCE成员。他的创作与演出，有着些许神秘色彩，同时组织着不同文化背景的无界对话。无论是穿越伦敦地下通道的阴郁sub bass、南非德班的部落之声或者珠落玉盘的东方神韵，他总能找到一些突破点，给听众带来意想不到的惊喜。

他的EP《Locked in Room》和单曲《酒神咒 Jiǔ Shén Zhòu》，受到知名低音频道BlueDollarBillz 的推广支持，与巴西说唱枭雄AKA AFK的合作，代表着他表面平静、却富含黑色生命力的一面。他的音乐出现在在C.T.M、SAFEROOM似福绒、菜谱厂牌、Cyanide System以及ÖÖÖ等知名厂牌合集，并受邀在如 沉睡电台、放刺Fever、Cloak 等知名电台发布 mixtape，身体力行的深入至俱乐部音乐的内容输出。

Marxist analysis of current events and scientific socialist theoretical insights from the CPGB-ML. Get educated and get organised!

gtalks! radio is a monthly interview show founded by Gulnihal in 2019. The show combines oral practices and radio production to center storytellers who approach art through different mediums. gtalks! radio curates advice and visibility for communities navigating the emerging landscape of art.

Between conversations, featured guests share collections of their most played recent tunes as a sonic backdrop to their creative processes. From 6AM car radio in Ürümqi to the soundtrack of a night out in Peckham, gtalks! radio gathers sound waves from every corner of the world and weaves them into global narratives. What we hear is who we are.

Dr. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture, and co-host of the New Books in Middle Eastern Studies podcast. James is the author of The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer blog, a book with the same title as well as Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Dr. Teresita Cruz-Del Rosario and  Shifting Sands, Essays on Sports and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.

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NEW EP, BENEVOLENCE (2025) AND ALBUM, WINDS OF THE EAST (2025) IS OUT NOW!

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Shirley Ly is a self-taught British female contemporary classical music composer from Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. She has composed over 50 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She has produced an EP: Benevolence (2025), and 5 albums: Winds of the East (2025), 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and released multiple singles i.e. Olive Tree (2024), Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). Her music has been played around a million times across more than 100 countries around the world spanning six continents, including by BBC radio. Shirley plays the piano in all of her pieces.
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The pieces in her albums aim to capture her reflections on life experiences relating to nature (i.e., swallows' journeys to their nests, the seasons, swans), living in London, dance, relationships with family and other loved ones, travel (i.e. to Berlin, Amsterdam), and dreams. 

Winds of the East (2025) is inspired by Shirley’s Chinese and Vietnamese heritage, her grandfather who was a distinguished painter and poet in China and her recent travels in South East Asia particularly in areas of natural beauty. 

Paradise (2023) is inspired by her experiences of swimming, diving, sailing, and surfing in the ocean, and she hopes that her music can further emphasise its importance. 
 
9 Lives (2023) is inspired by the beauty, charm and mysteriousness of cats. She lives in London with her five cats, and gain a lot of inspiration from them. This album aims to raise money for animal charities in areas which need support the most.

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© Shirley Ly

Hi! Angel here, Sound Artist and Field Recordist. My inspiration is the natural world. I run SoundArk. offering Audio Production and Post-Production services. I'm based in the United Kingdom, and have been lucky to travel the world through my trade.

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