Emile Dirks

Emile Dirks is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of Toronto researching local community responses to Chinese hydroelectric projects in Burma and Indonesia.
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A damaged surveillance camera is seen at Tai Koo MTR station in Hong Kong on Oct. 3.
A damaged surveillance camera is seen at Tai Koo MTR station in Hong Kong on Oct. 3.

China’s Surveillance State Has Tens of Millions of New Targets
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Emile Dirks, Sarah Cook
Drug offenders exercise at a detention center in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on June 24.(China OUT/AFP/Getty Images)
Drug offenders exercise at a detention center in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on June 24.(China OUT/AFP/Getty Images)

China Is Treating Muslims Like Drug Addicts
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Emile Dirks
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CHINA-NEWYEAR-ACCIDENT-STAMPEDE

A Second, Painful Aftermath to Shanghai New Year Stampede
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Emile Dirks
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