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Beijing Wants to Erase Tibet’s Name. Don’t Let Them.
The Chinese Communist Party is attempting to rename the Tibetan people’s homeland, part of a wider effort to eradicate Tibet’s cultural identity. For Tibet, it’s more than just a name. Source
Press release - Human rights breaches in Tanzania, Russia and Tibet
On Thursday, Parliament adopted human rights resolutions on Tanzania, Russia and Tibet.Subcommittee on Human Rights Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP
Hong Kong man jailed for 1 year over ‘seditious’ online posts targeting police, judges, gov’t
A Hong Kong man has been jailed for one year after he pleaded guilty to publishing over 100 Facebook posts that the court said incited hatred against police, judges, and the government. Li Chun-kit, 36, was sentenced on Thursday...
Incredible Winners of the 1839 Awards 2025 Color Photography Contest
Incredible Winners of the 1839 Awards 2025 Color Photography Contest The 1839 Awards once again celebrates the art of color photography by announcing the winners of the 2025 Color Photography Contest. In an era when AI is making everyone...
Intimate Portraits of Tibetan Refugees Offer a Glimpse Into Resilience, Peace, and Compassion [Interview]
Intimate Portraits of Tibetan Refugees Offer a Glimpse Into Resilience, Peace, and Compassion [Interview] By the time he met the young Tibetan woman behind the organization Tibetan Rights Campaign, Phil Borges had grown restless. A few years before then,...
The Jesus Christians. 5. Answering the “Left Behind” Book Series
By publishing novels of their own, challenging the famous end-of-the-world franchise, the group presented its post-tribulationist millennialism. The post The Jesus Christians. 5. Answering the “Left Behind” Book Series first appeared on Bitter Winter.
China, Christian Media Mobilized for CCP Propaganda
At a meeting in Wuhan, they were told they should devote more space to Xi Jinping and Party documents. The post China, Christian Media Mobilized for CCP Propaganda first appeared on Bitter Winter.
The Philosophy of Other-Emptiness
The life and controversial teachings of Dölpopa Sherab Gyaltsen The post The Philosophy of Other-Emptiness appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Home and away, China putting tight new squeeze on Tibet
China is tightening control over Tibet and flexing its strategic roof of the world advantage by cyber-spying on the Dalai Lama’s supporters “worldwide from Lhasa to London,” opening Tibet’s international airport to Singapore and Nepal, and building the world’s...
‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media
Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effectsAs Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the...
What India’s Indus treaty suspension really means
The Hindu Kush–Himalaya–Karakoram mountain range—often referred to as the “Third Pole” due to its vast glacial reserves—acts as a critical freshwater source for people in South Asia, especially in India and Pakistan. These ice reserves feed into rivers that...
Radio Free Asia shuts language services after Trump cuts, including Uyghur, Tibetan content
Radio Free Asia said Friday it will lay off almost all of its staff and close production in several languages, including a rare Uyghur service, after President Donald Trump cut off funding. Radio Free Asia — created by the...
RFA announces mass layoffs, shutdown of major language services
Uyghur, Tibetan, Burmese will halt content production, programming on May 9
Global press freedom ebbs to a new low
Financial challenges, authoritarian governments are sources of unrelenting pressure on independent reporting.
Pahalgam attack: A simple guide to the Kashmir conflict
The roots of this decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan go back to the turbulent partition of 1947.
China muscling in on US Egyptian ally
It’s a long way from China’s Great Wall to Egypt’s pyramids, but for the first time, Chinese and Egyptian warplanes are conducting a joint military exercise above the Nile River, extending Beijing’s reach into the African continent. Chinese fighter...
“Sinicization” of Islam continues at Full Speed
A training course told present and future imams that “Sinicizing” the religion means putting Xi Jinping’s thought at the center of Islamic activities. The post “Sinicization” of Islam continues at Full Speed first appeared on Bitter Winter.
China’s Pakistan strategy: Disruption for India
China’s partnership with Pakistan has long served as a key instrument in Beijing’s efforts to unsettle India. While official narratives frame the two nations’ alliance as one of economic cooperation and regional stability, the underlying strategy suggests a deliberate attempt to check India’s rise through military, economic and diplomatic maneuvering.
Time-Bombs Ticking Along Himalayan Mountains: Need For Emergent Action During International Year Of Glaciers’ Preservation – Analysis
Before the October 2023 flood in Sikkim, scientists and different agencies of the Government of India were working on installing an early warning system for glacial floods from the lake. It was known that cloudbursts could pose a severe...
Animal Life Release Control Extends to Taoism
After Buddhists, Taoists also drafted regulations to control the practice, implying more United Front involvement in the management of religion. The post Animal Life Release Control Extends to Taoism first appeared on Bitter Winter.
JOINT LETTER: Governments Must Call On Vietnam For An Independent Investigation Into Detention, Death & Cremation of Tibetan Leader
We, a coalition of 146 Tibet groups, are writing to you regarding the arrest, subsequent death and unauthorised cremation of Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, a highly revered Tibetan leader and the Abbot of Lung Ngon Monastery in Gade County, Golog, Amdo, Tibet [CH: Gande County, Guoluo Prefecture, Qinghai Province] following reports that he was arrested in Vietnam in a joint operation between Chinese and Vietnamese authorities.
An Auction in London Highlights the Truth on the Reincarnation of Dalai Lamas
Bonhams auctions the collection and archives of Sir Basil Gould, a British diplomat who was there when the 14th Dalai Lama was enthroned in 1940. The post An Auction in London Highlights the Truth on the Reincarnation of Dalai...
Investigation exposes China’s global campaign of transnational repression
RFA reporting with ICIJ reveals how Beijing uses global institutions to silence critics abroad.



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