London, Nov 3, 2025 (AFP) - UK university caved to China pressure over forced labour research: professor

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2025-11-03
A UK university halted research into forced labour in China following pressure from Beijing, a professor who has spearheaded the work and successfully fought the move said Monday. Laura Murphy, recognised globally for her academic work on contemporary slavery, hired human rights lawyers to fight Sheffield Hallam University's decision to curtail her research and forced a U-turn. Murphy has published numerous reports on the links between forced lab......
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