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China is claiming the right to punish its critics anywhere on Earth
China’s new ethnic unity law reaches across borders. The danger is not that it does so. It is what it criminalizes, whom it targets, and how it enforces.
Tibetan activists protest China ethnic unity law at bank
Yesterday marked one month since Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen self-immolated in protest, and his family hoped the date would act as a “global action day,” calling on Tibetan communities and human...
Tibet supporters rally in Taipei after activist's self-immolation
Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) Several dozen people protested outside the Bank of China's Taipei branch on Sunday, marking one month since Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire outside United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York to protest...
Tibetan Buddhist landmark transformed into racecourse named after Chinese Red Army
Once home to a 99-foot Buddha statue in Sengdeng Village, the sacred site has been converted since 2023 into a racecourse. Source
India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass
High in the eastern Himalayas, where yak caravans once carried silk and salt between empires, a border crossing closed by suspicion six years ago is stirring back to life. The Nathu La Pass, a remote border trading post connecting...
Chinese rights defender detained at monastery in Lhasa
Zhang Yi, a former student leader at Tiananmen Square who was later imprisoned and tortured, is being held at the Lhasa Detention Centre. Source
China sets up high-altitude drone R&D centre in Tibet near Mt Everest
The launch of the centre comes as the technology competition between the US and China intensified, with high-altitude drone logistics around Everest emerging as a testing ground for supremacy.
Lobga Rangzen Dedicated His Life to Tibet. His Final Protest Made History.
Lobga Rangzen, a longtime Tibetan activist, died on July 2 after performing the first known Tibetan self-immolation on U.S. soil in protest against Chinese policies in Tibet. The post Lobga Rangzen Dedicated His Life to Tibet. His Final Protest...
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.
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