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.David Cole argues eloquently against fatalism in The New York Review of Books: "The Constitution’s checks and balances are not self-enforcing; they work only where citizens and civil society institutions fight back." nybooks.com/online/2024/11…

Lovely piece by John McWhorter about the vibrancy of #Yiddish in America today. Particularly nice to read about how poetry is part of everyday life among Yiddish speakers, much as in the #Uyghur community. nytimes.com/2024/11/28/opi…

Grateful to Ibn Ahmad for this thoughtful review in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 of Tahir H. Izgil's 𝘞𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 (in my English translation). read.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-asi…

Humbled to be shortlisted for the The Society of Authors' TA First Translation Prize, for my translation of Tahir H. Izgil's memoir Waiting to Be Arrested at Night. Moved to be recognized alongside Bea Hemming and Jenny Dean, our brilliant editors at Jonathan Cape. societyofauthors.org/2024/12/02/ann…

We are delighted to announce the winner of the #2024MoorePrize for #HumanRights Writing: Waiting to be Arrested at Night by Tahir H. Izgil (translated by Joshua L. Freeman ) #China #Uyghurs #nonfiction #literaryprize #books

Congratulations to Tahir H. Izgil for winning the #2024MoorePrize for #HumanRights Writing! Izgil received the prize for his seminal book Waiting to be Arrested at Night (translated by Joshua L. Freeman). cgmoorefoundation

Full-Time Research Fellow Position in Ming-Qing History at Academia Sinica (apply by March 31, 2025): tinyurl.com/5fzcrrck

An important and poignant memoir by Uyghur linguist, educator, and activist Abduweli Ayup (Abduweli Ayup) about his experience as a political prisoner in China. Expertly translated by Avi Ackermann for The New York Review of Books. nybooks.com/online/2025/01…

After more than a decade, Ilham Tohti is still in prison for the crime of calling for equality for Uyghurs. His courageous daughter Jewher continues to speak out eloquently on behalf of him and the countless other Uyghurs who remain unjustly imprisoned by the Chinese state.

After spending over a decade in Thailand's immigration detention, a group of 48 Uyghurs are now at imminent risk of being deported to China, where they will face grave harm from torture to long-term imprisonment. Thailand should not send them there: hrw.org/news/2025/01/1…

Just published in Granta: "The Translator," a brief and striking poem by Tahir H. Izgil, translated by me. To my knowledge, of all the exciting work Granta has published from many languages over many years, this is the first #Uyghur poem. granta.com/the-translator/

‘I might walk endlessly’ A poem by Tahir Hamut Izgil, translated by Joshua L. Freeman. granta.com/the-translator/

With the rich and the powerful tripping over each other to kiss the ring, it's so heartening to see the wisdom and courage of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who delivered this powerful message of unity, equality, honesty, and mercy with DJT and JDV sitting in the front row.

📣 WordsWithoutBorders announces 3rd annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career #Translators wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2…

Ekhmetjan Osman is one of the most influential figures in modern #Uyghur poetry. In this unforgettable poem, he pays tribute to those who influenced him. Thanks to Granta for publishing my translation! granta.com/ancestors/

Very proud of Harvard in this moment. Well done, President Garber. harvard.edu/president/news…

From Bruce Springsteen on Instagram : "Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour in Manchester, England. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his