1/ He was 16 when he fled Xinjiang. He spent nearly 4 years in a Thai jail, and escaped by digging through the wall with a spoon and a rusty nail. His story is a reminder of what China's surveillance reach actually threatens.
codastory.comEscaping China with a spoon and a rusty nail - Coda StoryHow one Uyghur man fled Xinjiang via the notorious smugglers' road and broke out of a Thai prison.