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Followers

878

Account age

3 yrs

Known for

A report by Safeguard Defenders reveals exploitative working conditions, political coercion and physical and psychological abuse in China’s sprawling prison system
https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind-bars-survey-reveals-exploitation-violence-chinese-prisons
#China #HumanRights #prison

5 views A report by Safeguard Defenders reveals exploitative working conditions, political coercion and physical and psychological abuse in China’s sprawling prison system https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind-bars-survey-reveals-exploitation-violence-chinese-prisons #China #HumanRights #prison

📊 Post engagement

7

Avg engagement / post

0.8%

Engagement vs followers

Nov 2022

On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: 📚 Independent book sellers in Hong Kong are under attack. Five p · 12 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence

7.6 / week

Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.

Content mix

Mostly text

Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.

Follower / following

2.5×

Follows 350 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post 📚 Independent book sellers in Hong Kong are under attack. Five people were arrested after raids on two bookstores yesterday "This year’s escalating attacks on Hong Kong’s independent bookstores hammer home the chilling reality of what the city has become: a place where you can b… ★ 12

The PNG government's decision to close Taiwan's representative office signals a further contraction in Taiwan's diplomatic space. It indicates that China is no longer just targeting Taiwan's small number of diplomatic allies, but Taiwan's … ★ 2 🏞️ Mount Baimao (白毛山) is one of Guguan’s Seven Heroes, a series of peaks in Taichung https://taiwantrailsandtales.com/2026/07/18/mount-baimao/ #Taiwan #Taichung #Taiwanderful #hiking #台灣 #台中 ★ 8 The latest data on protest activity in China from the China Dissent Monitor is now available. There were 846 protests recorded in the quarter to June 2026. This was a reduction from the same period last year. However, a government censors… ★ 4 Tibetan, Uyghur and Hong Kong communities in Australia are united in their opposition to China's "ethnic unity" law https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/communities-condemn-china-ethnic-unity-law/106918618 #auspol #China #HumanRights #Ti… ★ 9 📎 The story of Matthew Radalj, an Australian citizen who spent four years in a Chinese prison https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/australian-approach-to-foreign-detention/106914922 ★ 2

A report by Safeguard Defenders reveals exploitative working conditions, political coercion and physical and psychological abuse in China’s sprawling prison system https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/behind-bars-survey-reveals-exploita… ★ 5 Joint Statement: Rejecting Beijing’s “Ethnic Unity Law” and Transnational Repression Signed by 39 community groups representing Hong Kong, Tibet, East Turkistan, Southern Mongolia and Taiwan https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1… ★ 7 Four Chinese dissidents detained at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok face possible deportation to China. UNHCR has recognized all four of them as refugees. In recent years the Thai government has deported Chinese dissi… ★ 10 Kyinzom Dhongdue writes about the impact China's "ethnic unity" law will have on Tibetans "Behind the language of “unity”, “progress” and “development”, the [ethnic unity] law entrenches state control over almost every aspect of life... It… ★ 8 Taiwanese people, both at home and in the diaspora, are key to maintaining Taiwan's democracy and international presence, writes Hokbi Tiunn "Taiwan is also one of the clearest democratic success stories outside of traditional western dem… ★ 8 🏞️ Shuangliu National Forest Recreation Area 雙流國家森林遊樂區 Hiking in Pingtung Country, Taiwan by @Taiwan_Trails https://wp.me/p8fluq-8Fg #Taiwan #hiking #travel #Taiwanderful #台灣 #屏東 ★ 6

🐘 Community & instance

Home server

mstdn.social

A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.

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Verified link

Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.

On Mastodon since

Nov 2022

Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.

👁️Averages 7 views per post.

📤Posts about 7.6× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good

Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
Content engagement (~0.8% of followers) is around typical for Mastodon.
Verified account.
Established account (3+ years old).

Est. authentic audience

85%

Fake-follower risk

Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Focus on Taiwan politics, with occasional posts on Thailand and China. Standing up for human rights and democracy everywhere.

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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