FREEDOM MONEY: JEWHER ILHAM - CHINA
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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. (00:00:00) Introducing Jewher (00:00:42) Jewher mission at Oslo Freedom Forum (00:01:51) Authoritarianism in China (00:05:45) Why there hasn't been support for the Uyghurs (00:09:44) How companies operate in the Uyghur region (00:09:53) Discussion on forced labor conditions, likening it to modern-day slavery, and the challenges in uncovering and addressing forced labor practices. (00:14:22) Challenges with advocating for the Uyghurs (00:17:09) The surveillance state in China (00:20:25) Financial censorship in China (00:26:05) Preserving the Uyghur culture (00:27:58) Circumventing oppression in China (00:32:34) Could Bitcoin help the Uyghurs? (00:43:04) Jewher's family in China (00:50:26) Taking action against companies linked to forced labor
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