Writer, occasional photographer, Scot. Bylines @GQmagazine, @harpers, @natgeo, @rollingstone, @BW etc. Those Who Should Be Seized out now
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Happy to say my book Those Who Should Be Seized is out this week through @melvillehouse &
@penguinrandom. It's a narrative account of China's persecution of minorities from Xinjiang to the streets of NYC and is available in all the usual places: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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Our investigation into the mass killings in the Assad regime's Saydnaya prison in Syria, which included interviews with 21 former prisoners, is out: wsj.com/world/middle-east/sy…
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Watch this documentary dispatch from the front lines of Colombia’s cocaine war by @louiseelisabet and team as guerrilla groups battle an overstretched army (and each other) for control of a billion dollar industry youtu.be/FjSmiHY0Bf8
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27 Jun 2025
Reading this incredibly important, powerful book by @JM_Beck on #Uyghurs
I highly recommend it
amazon.co.uk/dp/1685891799?r…
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18 Jun 2025
My take on what the new reality for civilians in urban conflicts looks like in a world where it has become cheap and easy for warring parties to target civilians using short-range commercial drones to deliver and drop bombs on top of them and their homes thehill.com/opinion/5353927-…
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17 Jun 2025
Maher, the younger brother of Bashar al-Assad, was filmed in a shisha lounge in Moscow. There's an international arrest warrant for him. Maher previously commanded Syria's 4th Armored Division, a key pillar of the regime’s security apparatus.
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حددت بدقة المكان الذي ظهر فيه ماهر الأسد لأول مرة منذ سقوط نظام الأسد. (فيديو ظهور ماهر بالتغريدة التالية)
المكان: مطعم في منطقة موسكو سيتي الفخمة، حيث يُعتقد أن عائلة الأسد تعيش هناك
المكان الأكثر تحديداً: مطعم يسمى Мята Lounge، يقع ضمن "مول" واسمه afimall city moscow russia
الموقع: 55.749155, 37.538743
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John Beck retweeted
17 Jun 2025
Echoing @louiseelisabet recommendation to buy @JM_Beck fantastic new book exploring the grim reality for the Muslim population in China’s eastern territory as they face a brutal authoritarian campaign directed by the CCP leadership, which I reviewed for @BooksinFive below!
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“Beck’s book reads at times like a tale of suspense as he recounts poignant stories of suffering, resilience and survival”
Those Who Should Be Seized in @WSJ
wsj.com/world/china/those-wh…
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11 Jun 2025
thediplomat.com/2025/06/the-…
Check out my latest Op-Ed in @Diplomat_APAC on the battle to save the Uyghur language from China's genocidal campaign:
"June 15 marks Uyghur Language Day, which Uyghurs celebrate not only as a cultural event, but as a call to action, to ensure our language is not wiped out from the face of the earth."
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My latest for the Sunday Times on China’s vast campaign of transnational repression, including material from Those Who Should Be Seized thetimes.com/world/asia/arti… @thetimes
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10 Jun 2025
European leaders last month issued an ultimatum to Russia: ceasefire or draconian sanctions. Russia in response ramped up missile and drone attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine. Threats, when empty, unfortunately only encourage aggression. Kyiv this morning ⬇️
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John Beck retweeted
3 Jun 2025
Listen. Run. Hide.
This is what life looks like beneath the drones in Kherson.
hrw.org/feature/2025/06/03/l…
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My latest for @RollingStone on China’s relentless pursuit of one man from Xinjiang all the way to the streets of NYC and Washington, DC.
Many thanks to @SeanWoods12 & @andrewperezdc
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3 Jun 2025
Laila Soueif 69-year-old mother of imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is feared to be near death after a long hunger strike. She is risking her life for her son's freedom.
Despite completing an unjust 5-year prison sentence after a grossly unfair trial, Egyptian authorities continue to arbitrarily detain Alaa Abdel Fattah. He must be immediately and unconditionally released.
ALT Mother close to death in hunger strike for her son’s freedom. Image of Laila Soueif mother of Alaa Abdel Fattah.
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An excerpt from Those Who Should Be Seized for @RollingStone - How China pursued a human rights activist from Xinjiang to the streets of NYC
rollingstone.com/politics/po…
Happy to say my book Those Who Should Be Seized is out this week through @melvillehouse &
@penguinrandom. It's a narrative account of China's persecution of minorities from Xinjiang to the streets of NYC and is available in all the usual places: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
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John Beck retweeted
1 Jun 2025
Ukraine’s forces launched a massive drone attack on airfields deep inside Russia that were home to strategic bombers used in air raids, in possibly their most audacious attack of the war. “More than 40 aircraft have been hit,” an official told @FT. ft.com/content/16f33b02-b337…
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RT @louiseelisabet: Steve Witkoff travels around the world on his private jet trying to solve the world's thorniest diplomatic problems. At…
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RT @louiseelisabet: How China Pursued a Human Rights Activist From Xinjiang to NYC - fascinating extract from @JM_Beck's new book on the CC…
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John Beck retweeted
29 May 2025
The Children’s Gulag.
How a Canadian-funded project is mapping Russia’s network of camps where abducted Ukrainian children are being held - and helping to bring some of them home.
My report
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John Beck retweeted
29 May 2025
BREAKING: From Apple to Tesla – we’ve linked more than *100* global brands to forced labour of ethnic minorities in China (1/4)
thebureauinvestigates.com/st…
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