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Photos show a rare look inside Tibet, 75 years after what China calls a 'peaceful liberation'
This year marks the 75th anniversary of what China calls the “peaceful liberation” of Tibet in 1951, which critics describe as an invasion that has widely curtailed the rights and culture of Tibetans.
Is the Tibetan Cause Fading from the World’s Attention?
The tragedy of Lobga Rangzen is a reminder of how easily unresolved questions can fade from international discourse without ever truly being resolved. The post Is the Tibetan Cause Fading from the World’s Attention? first appeared on Bitter Winter.
A new peak in US-China tech rivalry? Tibet drone hub launches on Mount Everest
Beijing has launched a drone research hub in Tibet near Mount Everest in an effort to exploit its high-altitude advantage in the ongoing competition for technological dominance between the US and China. The Plateau Drone R&D Application Centre was...
Wang Huning Tours Tibet to Enforce the New Ethnic Unity Law
The inspection follows a similar tour of Xinjiang and asks for more political pressure, religious supervision, and intensified social management. The post Wang Huning Tours Tibet to Enforce the New Ethnic Unity Law first appeared on Bitter Winter.
Explained: China’s ‘ethnic unity and progress promotion’ law
Could a law passed in China actually reach you, thousands of miles away? Beijing's new law says yes.
Xi’s Top Advisor Tours Tibet to Enforce Controversial Ethnic Unity Law, Tighten Control Over Disputed Border Area
Wang’s visit to Tibet has multiple purposes, including managing the backlash caused by the law and interference with religious affairs, analysts said.
Why a Tibetan Protester Set Himself on Fire Outside the United Nations
Loga Rangzen’s self-immolation was intended to force Tibet back onto the international agenda. Instead, it exposed the challenges Tibetans face amid China's growing global influence.
Chinese police arrest Uyghur sisters and mother in Urumqi for sending goods to Turkey
Their eldest sister, who had been receiving the goods, said they were arrested for “supporting terrorists.”
Tibet supporters in Taipei mourn activist, protest China's ethnic unity law
Taipei, July 15 (CNA) Around 300 people gathered at Liberty Square in Taipei on Wednesday evening to commemorate Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen, who died after self-immolating outside the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York earlier this month.
China’s erasure of Tibet is accelerating
In recent years, the international community has stood idly by while China has systematically eradicated Tibetan culture and identity.
Composting and water cremation: how the eco credentials of alternatives to burial add up
Burial grounds are filling up but are new methods any more green than traditional options?
What Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation in New York Tells the Uyghurs
A Tibetan offered his life for freedom. Uyghurs and Tibetans stand together against the same colonial machinery of oppression. The post What Lobga Rangzen’s Self-Immolation in New York Tells the Uyghurs first appeared on Bitter Winter.
Thailand: Don’t Forcibly Return Chinese Dissidents
Click to expand Image The immigration detention center at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand, February 27, 2025. © 2025 Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Bangkok) – The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China, Human Rights Watch said today....
Thailand: Don’t Forcibly Return Chinese Dissidents
Click to expand Image The immigration detention center at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok, Thailand, February 27, 2025. © 2025 Narong Sangnak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Bangkok) – The Thai government should not forcibly return detained Chinese dissidents to China, Human Rights Watch said today....
Tibetan Advocate Warns CCP’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Aimed at ‘Forced Assimilation’
Kyinzom Dhongdue warns the new law could have a chilling effect on Tibetans in Australia.
After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React
The self-immolation is viewed very differently by Tibetans than by Western observers, who often miss the context. The post After a Tibetan Set Himself on Fire in New York: How Tibetans React first appeared on Bitter Winter.
China’s erasure of Tibet is accelerating
The self-immolation of exiled Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen outside UN headquarters in New York on July 2 was not an expression of personal despair. It was a desperate attempt to jolt the world out o...
Minitrue: 718 Leaked Directives from Video Platform LeTV
CDT recently published a large set of leaked internal instructions for online content management from the Chinese platform Leshi Video, or LeTV. They were issued to LeTV between March 2, 2017 and March 10, 2020 by the Cyberspace Administration...
Tibet’s Role in China’s Green Energy Supply Chain
Tibet stands at the forefront of China’s wind, solar, and hydropower. But the Tibetan people have no say over how their resources are used.
Tibetan activists chain themselves to UN gates after fatal self-immolation
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China Is Already Trying to Control Who the Next Dalai Lama Will Be
The fight over the 91-year-old’s reincarnation is becoming a test of China’s power over Tibet—and whether his spiritual legacy can outlast him.
US Reaffirms Support for Tibetan Cultural Preservation After Activist’s Self-Immolation
The State Department supports Tibetans’ human rights and urges precondition-free dialogue with China after the death of Lobga Rangzen near U.N. headquarters.
Trump administration reignites Tibet fight with new challenge to China
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it will continue to call on China to return to dialogue with the Dalai Lama, after a Tibetan man set himself on fire near U.N. headquarters last week
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