French magistrates have begun investigating claims that four major fashion groups have benefited from forced labour in their supply chains. The multinational companies are accused of using cotton from China's Xinjiang region, where it's believed at least one million Uighur Muslims are being detained and subjected to forced labour. The case is based on allegations by a number of parties, including the human rights and anti-corruption NGO Sherpa. We speak to the group's director Sandra Cossart.
Also this week, as the US ramps up its military departure from Afghanistan, handing over Bagram Air Base, Taliban insurgents continue to seize territory across the country.
And 100 years on from the creation of the Chinese Communist Party, we look at Beijing's renewed determination to stifle dissenting narratives about China's past and future.
