Chinese military were out in force in Hongyuan, Ngaba, #Tibet on 10 March anniversary of Uprising Day, according to videos posted by Chinese netizens. One said: "This was once a tranquil town on the grasslands, but is now a living hell after wave after wave of crackdowns 1/2
A new law in China will formalise a sweeping project to erase much of what remains of its ethnic distinctiveness. It marks a grim milestone econ.st/4lpeibQ
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China-appointed Panchen vows proactive move to Sinicize Tibetan Buddhism at annual two-sessions meet in Beijing
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In order to speed up economic development, strengthen border stability & national defence, #China is to build a new, 394-km highway in #Xinjiang running parallel to the 1962 Sino-India border war & upgrade the three existing highways running into #Tibet.
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March 9, 2026The Honorable Riley M. BarnesAssistant Secretary of State for DemocracyHuman Rights and LaborSpecial Coordinator for Tibetan Issues2201 C Street, NWWashington, DC 20520Dear Assistant Secretary Barnes:We congratulate you on your appointment as the U.S. State Department Special Coordinator forTibetan Issues. This position has long reflected bipartisan and unwavering U.S. support for theTibetan people’s ongoing struggle for human rights and democratic freedoms—consistent withAmerican values, universal human rights standards, and protecting U.S. interests from theChinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence. As you assume the duties of the SpecialCoordinator, we respectfully offer the following recommendations to advance U.S. policy onTibet under the Tibetan Policy Act, Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, Tibetan Policy and SupportAct (TPSA), and Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act.Implementation of Existing LawsDialogue resumption. The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 promotes dialogue between the People’sRepublic of China (PRC) and representatives of the Dalai Lama or Central TibetanAdministration (CTA). This is the most viable path to resolving the China-Tibet dispute. High-level public advocacy, including by the President and Secretary of State, was essential infacilitating nine formal rounds of dialogue from 2002 to 2010, and we encourage you to continuethe work to engage earnestly with the CTA, like-minded partners, and experts to resume talks.We also request that you ensure the timely public release of the annual Tibet NegotiationsReport.The Dalai Lama’s succession. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, signed into law byPresident Trump, clarified that decisions involving the next Dalai Lama are exclusively spiritualmatters belonging solely to him, the Tibetan Buddhist faith community, and the Tibetan people.We urge you to reaffirm this policy at the highest levels and coordinate with other governmentsto develop a unified stance. In antici…
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged the State Dept’s Special Coordinator for #Tibetan Issues to prioritise Tibet, including promoting dialogue, defending religious freedom in the Dalai Lama’s succession, increasing access to Tibet, & supporting broadcasting
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March 9, 2026The Honorable Riley M. BarnesAssistant Secretary of State for DemocracyHuman Rights and LaborSpecial Coordinator for Tibetan Issues2201 C Street, NWWashington, DC 20520Dear Assistant Secretary Barnes:We congratulate you on your appointment as the U.S. State Department Special Coordinator forTibetan Issues. This position has long reflected bipartisan and unwavering U.S. support for theTibetan people’s ongoing struggle for human rights and democratic freedoms—consistent withAmerican values, universal human rights standards, and protecting U.S. interests from theChinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence. As you assume the duties of the SpecialCoordinator, we respectfully offer the following recommendations to advance U.S. policy onTibet under the Tibetan Policy Act, Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, Tibetan Policy and SupportAct (TPSA), and Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act.Implementation of Existing LawsDialogue resumption. The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 promotes dialogue between the People’sRepublic of China (PRC) and representatives of the Dalai Lama or Central TibetanAdministration (CTA). This is the most viable path to resolving the China-Tibet dispute. High-level public advocacy, including by the President and Secretary of State, was essential infacilitating nine formal rounds of dialogue from 2002 to 2010, and we encourage you to continuethe work to engage earnestly with the CTA, like-minded partners, and experts to resume talks.We also request that you ensure the timely public release of the annual Tibet NegotiationsReport.The Dalai Lama’s succession. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, signed into law byPresident Trump, clarified that decisions involving the next Dalai Lama are exclusively spiritualmatters belonging solely to him, the Tibetan Buddhist faith community, and the Tibetan people.We urge you to reaffirm this policy at the highest levels and coordinate with other governmentsto develop a unified stance. In antici…
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers urged the State Dept’s Special Coordinator for #Tibetan Issues to prioritise Tibet, including promoting dialogue, defending religious freedom in the Dalai Lama’s succession, increasing access to Tibet, & supporting broadcasting
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Nearly seven decades since the 1959 uprising in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, the Chinese government still treats March 10 with vigilance.
World leaders should use this moment to challenge China’s enforced silence surrounding Tibet.
#Tibet rarely appears in official #India–China diplomacy, yet it shapes everything from border deployments to the politics of the Dalai Lama’s succession.
Sometimes the most powerful strategic factors are the ones left unsaid. www.orfonline.org/research/tib...
China is set to pass a new “ethnic unity” law this week promoting Mandarin & a shared Chinese national identity, entrenching forced assimilation policies & #sinicisation in #Tibet, #Xinjiang, & other minority regions.
@stephenmcdonell.bsky.social reports from Beijing: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Czech Senate Vice-Chair Jiří Oberfalzer urged China to respect basic human rights while speaking at a meeting of international Tibet support groups, encouraging continued international advocacy for the rights and freedoms of #Tibetans. www.rfa.org/tibetan/worl...
Balendra Shah is set for a sweeping majority after defeating former PM KP Sharma Oli, putting him on course to lead #Nepal. The result overturns China’s long push for a unified, Beijing‑aligned leftist bloc—a clear setback for its influence in Kathmandu.
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That means the ground has a kind of thermal memory: #permafrost can keep degrading even if surface warming slows.
In the climate emergency, damage can keep unfolding after the heat signal ...
New @nature.com study: #Tibetan Plateau #permafrost shows an apparent 8–11 year lag between atmospheric warming & underground thaw response.
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The PRC denies Tibetans their right to religious freedom. USCIRF’s 2026 report details the abuses the people of #Tibet face under Chinese rule.
Read more: savetibet.org/uscirf-decri...
On the anniversary of the 1959 Lhasa uprising, the world must not look away. #Tibetans are still facing #surveillance, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, & punishment for peaceful expression. Silence helps repression. Remember #Tibet:
Britain is the latest country to be plunged into yet another espionage scandal after an MP’s husband was arrested on suspicion of spying for China. Beijing’s long been known for its ‘thousand grains of sand’ strategy relying on amateur intelligence collectors, but it’s now increasingly … (1/3)
In a powerful review, Thinley Chodon (@ucddublin.bsky.social) reflects on the work of Tsering @woeser.bsky.social & what she calls “state-imposed amnesia” in #Tibet.
be sure to check out this @interseclab.bsky.social report: interseclab.org/research/the... co-authored by @jurrevanbergen.nl
ZH: 網路政變 anoni.net/docs/report/...
Screenshot of a QT on Twitter: Jurre van Bergen @DrWhax China does this with Meiya Pico, now called SDIC Intelligence owned by a state investment vehicle. It's software has been battle tested in places like Tibet and against the Uyghurs. For background: https://tibetwatch.org/a-long-shadow-the-expansion-and-export-of-chinas-digital-repression-model-in-tibet/ https://therecord.media/chinese-firm-tied-to-uyghur-abuses-training-police-hacking-tibet China Now @ChinaNow24 The Government of the United Kingdom is purchasing Israeli surveillance software tested on Palestinians. The contracts reportedly include technologies from Cellebrite, BriefCam, and Corsight for phone hacking, facial recognition, and mass surveillance. In the West, nothing seems to rival importing surveillance tools tested in conflict zones—under the banner of “defending human rights.” Source: https://x.com/DrWhax/status/2030460883894510049
@turquoiseroof.org doesn't spend much time on X (unless we are tracking #spamouflage) but we appreciate this post over there from Amnesty's @jurrevanbergen.nl linking to our report (w/ @tibetwatch.org) in this context turquoiseroof.org/a-long-shado... | ZH summary turquoiseroof.org/download/%e8...
#Breaking: "Transnational Repression: Italy expels eight Chinese nationals on national security grounds" following years of relentless surveillance, harassment and threats against prominent Chinese dissident and influencer Teacher Li.
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Intro for Chinese-speaking audiences on why Tibet (图博) and “Xizang” (西藏) are not equivalent: “Xizang” reflects a PRC state framing that confines Tibet to the Tibet Autonomous Region, rather than the broader #Tibetan homeland & identity. #华语青年挺藏会 chineseyouthstandfortibet.substack.com/p/online-lec...
AI-automated campaigns flooded the political discourse in three elections this year, in Bangladesh, Colombia, and Tibet, according to a new Graphika report
The goal was noise, and not necessarily persuasion
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Book launch: 'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet' By Tsering Woeser Date 11 March 2026 Time 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm Venue SOAS University of London Room Khalili Lecture Theatre (KLT) Speakers Jemimah Steinfeld is CEO of Index on Censorship. Fiona Sze-Lorrain is a writer, poet, translator, and the author of, most recently, Dear Chrysanthemums: A Novel in Stories. Dechen Pemba is the editor of High Peaks Pure Earth.
March 10, 2026 Symbols and Songs in East and Southeast Asian Youth Movements 5 p.m. Dwinelle 370 This talk will move between the Hong Kong struggles of the 2010s and the protests in Thailand and Myanmar in the early 2020s. The speaker will pay particular attention to the role popular culture played in connecting participants in the transnational network linking activists in these locales, which came to be known as “The Milk Tea Alliance,” as well as in enlivening demonstrations in each setting. He will also look back to eras before the 2010s in search of precedents for that Alliance, and look forward to the present and suggest the Alliance’s relevance for thinking about very recent Gen Z upheavals in places like Nepal.
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@hpeaks.bsky.social hold Book launch in London:
'Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet" w/ @woeser.bsky.social @jemimahsteinfeld.bsky.social & more
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Berkeley (USA), talk from @jwassers.bsky.social "Symbols and Songs in East & Southeast Asian Youth Movements"
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📖 Parution du denier numéro de Revue d’Études Tibétaines n° 81, Février 2026 Northern Treasures Histories — Third Special Issue
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Chinese authorities sentenced a Tibetan teacher to six years in prison for teaching the Tibetan language to 300 students during their vacation. His whereabouts was only revealed recently, nearly five years disappeared after his arrest www.thetibetpost.com/news/tibet/c...
Office of Tibet Brussels Organises Belgium Young Minds Meet for the Third Time to Discuss Tibet – Central Tibetan Administration
https://www.europesays.com/dk/35988/
Office of Tibet Brussels Organises Belgium Young Minds Meet for the Third Time to Discuss Tibet Brussels, 7…
translation is by Matthew Akester, a longtime translator of #Tibetan Buddhist literature who has worked closely with masters of the Rimé movement lineage. Known for combining close philological attention w/ deep familiarity with Tibetan culture - essential for rendering works like this into English
Today marks the anniversary of the parinirvana of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820–1892), one of the great figures of the Rimé movement.
Fittingly, Khyentse Foundation has released a new digital edition of his life story, written by Jamgön Kongtrül Lodrö Tayé.
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When memory is policed, remembering becomes resistance…
Phones searched. Speech policed. History rewritten.
Readers of Seamus Heaney might recognise the instinct — “Whatever you say, say nothing.”
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In a powerful review, Thinley Chodon (@ucddublin.bsky.social) reflects on the work of Tsering @woeser.bsky.social & what she calls “state-imposed amnesia” in #Tibet.
