In Tibet, Chinese Boarding Schools Reshape the ‘Souls of Children’
Across China’s west, the Communist Party is placing children in boarding schools to assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into loyal citizens.
“Different time, different place, different government, but same impact, in the sense of breaking cultural and familial bonds and roots, and psychologically damaging and traumatizing kids at their foundation.” @lhadon.bsky.social
Read this @nytimes.com exposé:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Tibet earthquake: scores dead and hundreds of homes damaged
Quake damaged buildings in Shigatse and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar
The Guardian: #Tibet earthquake: scores dead & hundreds of homes damaged in Shigatse
US Geological Survey measured it at magnitude 7.1, while #China recorded it as 6.8; tremors felt in #Nepal & the Indian state of Bihar
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Wish you all a very happy New Year 2025
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We are a global coalition of 130+ Tibet-related groups dedicated to ending human and political rights violations in Tibet, supporting the Tibetan people’s right to self determination.
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Die Tibet Initiative Deutschland setzt sich seit 1989 für das Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Tibeter und die Wahrung der Menschenrechte in Tibet ein.
https://www.tibet-initiative.de
Promoting human rights and democratic freedoms for the Tibetan people. Learn more and join our movement: www.savetibet.org
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In solidarity with the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom and independence
Senior Lecturer Museology & Associate Director for Research (Impact) at the University of Manchester. Practicing & researching things related to Tibetan museology & material culture, past & present #Tibet #Museums #MaterialCulture #Archives #Colonialism
Community Organizer. Human Rights Activist.
FREE TIBET.
Co-ED, Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) @chrdnet.bsky.social. Visiting Scholar at Stanford CDDRL 2024, HRW China director 2006-2023. Still think music makes everything better (see https://youtu.be/k9avKq94DGY?si=I7xvXwRcgovRnF1v).
building a free and democratic world. views=mine. joeysiu.hk@protonmail.com
Vice President of the World Uyghur Congress.
Views are mine.
Sister of retired Dr. detained by China
Executive Director of Campaign For Uyghurs
Chairperson of the World Uyghur Congress Executive Committee
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WE DEFEND THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF UYGHUR PEOPLE AND THE FREE WORLD BY EXPOSING AND CONFRONTING THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S GENOCIDE, AND EMPOWERING UYGHUR WOMEN AND YOUTH IN THE DIASPORA.
China in the World Director @safeguarddefenders.bsky.social | External Relations Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC)
Safeguard Defenders promotes the rule of law and helps human rights defenders build capacity in Asia.
保护卫士人权组织致力于推动亚洲国家法治,促进人权捍卫者能力建设.
Head of Global China Programme @article19.bsky.social. Cofounder/advisor @safeguarddefenders.bsky.social. Other stuff. He/him.
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✍🏼Author "Hostile Takeover: CCP & HK's Religious Communities"
📰 Emerson College Journalism & Poli Sci '20
Executive Director at International Campaign for Tibet in Germany.
Advocacy Manager at Reporters Without Borders & President of RSF Taiwan Chapter / Human Rights, Press Freedom, Taiwan, China & Hong Kong / Formerly Correspondent for PAP / views expressed are my own @rsf.org & @rsf-chinese.bsky.social
CHRD promotes human rights protection & empowers grassroots activism. “人权捍卫者” 致力于推进人权保护、增强民间能力建设. Visit us also at 其它社媒:Instagram/Threads: @chrdnet
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Translations and commentaries from Tibetan cyberspace and social media.
We translate Woeser's blog into English.
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