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Nov 11, 2024 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
In 2017, this man — an undocumented Uyghur refugee named Hasan Imam — planned and executed a daring escape from a Thai detention center, digging through the wall of his compound with a rusty nail.
Twenty men slipped through the hole before the guards noticed. Detained for years, they now scattered into the forest at the Thai-Malaysia border.
Nov 17, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Grateful that Der Spiegel has translated this into English so more of the world can get a glimpse of what a major long-form magazine article here looks like.
Yes, there are six authors. Yes, it is 5,000 words. No, there is no narrative. Yes, it is confused, hectoring, condescending, and filled with random unrelated anecdotes from social media. No, there is no quote or comment from the subject. Why do you ask?
