Diaspora testimony reveals cases suppressed by authoritarian regimes like China

Evidence

In addition to primary sources, this book draws on foundational scholarly literature from within the law, social sciences, humanities, media studies, and beyond. With regard to cases where access to data is sparse and suppressed by authoritarian regimes like China, the stealth work of journalists and direct testimony of individuals in the diaspora brought firsthand accounts of stories hidden by digital authoritarianism and postmodern firewalls. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 62

Categorization

• SEED: The methodological note that diaspora testimony is the only window into data-suppressed cases is a reusable angle for how to research closed societies.