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Eyes Above the Plateau

Drones, DJI, and the Aerial Architecture of Control in Tibet Source

US lawmaker meets Dalai Lama in show of support for Tibetan freedom after Xi-Trump talks

US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast met the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala and reaffirmed Washington's support for Tibetan freedom, a week after President Donald Trump held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Mast said engagement with Beijing...

‘I do not know if the doctor survived’: young mothers recall ‘living hell’ of Nepal’s floods

Kalpana Nepali was seven months pregnant when the catastrophic flash floods hit last month, while Pooja Pariyal spent three days on a hospital roof waiting to be rescued. Now, they are living precariously in temporary sheltersFor three days, Pooja...

Press Release: ‘Eyes Above the Plateau: Drones, DJI, and the Aerial Architecture of Control in Tibet’

Policing the skies on the roof of the world: how China took control of the air over Tibet Source

Is China Triggering Another Tragedy Like the One That Occurred in Nepal-Tibet?

Challenging nature in such remote places is dangerous. Despite warnings, Beijing is doing just that, with no regard for human lives. The post Is China Triggering Another Tragedy Like the One That Occurred in Nepal-Tibet? first appeared on Bitter...

Climate disasters are getting worse – risks escalate when authoritarian regimes keep neighbours in the dark

With extreme weather and glacier melt predicted to increase, neighbouring nations will need to act together to prevent deaths.

Tibet’s advocates need to reach China’s majority

Growing Han Chinese awareness and activism poses the only pressure Beijing cannot ignore on Tibet.

World News Day: Would you like your news with or without hallucinations?

HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on September 28. Coinciding with the UN International Day for Universal Access to Information, it aims to promote fact-based journalism, truth and media...

Uyghur advocates in Washington rally against visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping

Crowds gathered near the White House as U.S. President Trump hosted Xi for a state dinner.

‘Xi, You’re Not Welcome’: As Trump Hosts China’s Leader, Thousands Protest in Washington

Over 3,000 Tibetans, Chinese dissidents, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, and other groups joined protests during Xi’s state visit, calling for human rights and political freedom.

'We want China out of Tibet': Tibetans protest Xi's Washington visit | Watch

Demonstrators reported being physically assaulted by supporters of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) carrying large Chinese flags, who sought to outnumber protesters and dominate the protest sites where Tibetans and Hong Kongers were demonstrating.

A month after Nepal-Tibet floods, families await answers about more than 50 missing Ukrainians

Olena Kalynychenko is among thousands missing after devastating floods hit the Nepal-China border

Watch | Nepal PM Shah proposes Himalayan Climate Resilience Mechanism at UNGA

The proposal comes nearly a month after a flood along Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor devasated Nepal and Tibet. Shah said the disaster showed that climate change does not see national borders.

Tibetan activists protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit — in photos

Organizers estimate thousands are gathering to call attention to the ‘ethnic unity law’ and human rights.

Nepal flood victims look to PM Shah to press climate case at UN

Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah will press for international support at the UN General Assembly after the disaster that killed more than 1,400 people in his country and China's Tibet. 

As Xi lands in Washington, Uyghurs and Tibetans press Trump for human rights showdown

Exile advocacy groups are hopeful that summit will include talks on religious freedom and ending genocide.

Senators Urge Trump to Secure Release of Political Prisoners in China During Summit With Xi

‘The United States should continue to promote international religious freedom,’ the senators said.

A Damocles sword over the deep valleys of the Roof of the World

Building in a seismic zone, silencing the aftermath: China's choices in a climate emergency Source

China names new Tibet party chief as Communist Party reshuffles regional leadership

Beijing has appointed a new party chief in Tibet as the Communist Party shuffles regional leaders ahead of its 21st national congress. Hu Changsheng, 62, will serve as the party secretary of Tibet autonomous region, leaving his post as...

China names new Tibet party chief as Communist Party reshuffles regional leadership

Beijing has appointed a new party chief in Tibet as the Communist Party shuffles regional leaders ahead of its 21st national congress. Hu Changsheng, 62, will serve as the party secretary of Tibet autonomous region, leaving his post as...

Nepal-Tibet disaster is a spur to action on climate

Following a familiar pattern, coverage of the glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border last month has subsided with the initial shock. However, while the world’s attention has shifted, Nepa...

Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster

Development in known hazard zones is creating untenable risks for communities around the world. Here’s how Nepal and the global community can build back differently.

MiniTrue: ByteDance Censors’ List of 5,241 Sensitive Terms

The following is an introduction to and contextualization of some of the specific entries and broader categories included in CDT’s archived “ByteDance Lexicon of Sensitive Terms.” The lexicon, which contains some 5,241 “sensitive” words and phrases subject to review...

Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster

Alina B.K. should have been preparing for her end-of-year university exams, but news of devastating floods along the Nepal–Tibet border kept pulling her back to a troubling question: what kind of future awaits her? The 21-year-old forestry student, who...

Shipki La and the Battle Over the History of China-India Trade

The Chinese narrative attempts to erase the independent agency Tibet exercised before 1951, framing Shipki La as a historical link between China and India (not Tibet and India).