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Well attended meeting added useful insights into the campaign August 2026 Several new topics and concerns emerged from this well attended Zoom meeting including from four Uyghurs living in the West. It is worth reflecting on the wider issues that the repression of minorities in China – of which the Uyghur people are just one... Continue Reading →
Pip: A local Amnesty group in Salisbury posts about Uyghur rights — and suddenly cities across China are reading. That is either heartening or a sign that someone in Beijing is taking notes. Mara: This episode covers Salisbury Amnesty’s recent posts on the Uyghur campaign, from the surprising reach of their online presence to the... Continue Reading →
Slavery and forced labour is alive and well in Xinjiang. Major retailers complicit. Welcome to ‘cotton laundering’ August 2026 Many people believe that slavery ended sometime in the 19th Century and many – certainly older people reading this – think that Britain led the way. Slavery continued for many years afterwards. The reality is that... Continue Reading →
Local group features in today’s action August 2026 We are pleased to report that the activities of the Salisbury group feature in part of today’s (16th August) action by the campaign team. We have put up a post on most days of the campaign using material provided by the team and we have a letter... Continue Reading →
Latest vigil – No 141 – is well attended August 2026 Around 35 attended the latest vigil held in Salisbury’s market place and it is remarkable that they continue week after week. As we have said before, there is a mixture of people who come every week and those who turn up occasionally. Recognition is... Continue Reading →
Evidence that young Americans attitudes to Israel are changing August 2026 Over the past few days (12th & 13th August) there have been a number of reports on BBC radio and TV and on Channel 4 concerning the latest violent actions by settlers in the village of Qusra on the West Bank. Palestinian families have... Continue Reading →
Report for mid – July to mid – August August 2026 We are pleased to attach the latest report with thanks to group member Lesley for the work in compiling it. The highlights in the report are As ever we note that there is no data from China – believed to execute more of its... Continue Reading →
Group members publish letter in local paper August 2026 Two members of the local group have their letter published today (13th) on the Uyghur campaign in the Salisbury Journal: “DURING August, the local Amnesty group is taking part in the Uyghur Solidarity Month to highlight the dire human rights situation in that part of China.... Continue Reading →
Latest action in relation to the persecution of the Uyghurs August 2026 Today’s action is a little bit different, as we will focus on issues closer to home rather than exclusively on the rights of the Uyghurs. We are asking you to sign the Amnesty petition to ‘protect the protest’ – something that we feel... Continue Reading →
Report by Southampton University into tensions and risks in dealing with Israel and Palestine August 2026 The latest edition of the Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s News (Issue 277, Summer 2026) contains an article discussing links with universities and arms companies in the context of relations with Israel and Palestine. The report Aligning Policy with... Continue Reading →
